We urgently need more Justices’ to help us on our service desks. Please, please help. It would involve giving your time for 3 hours once every few weeks working in a warm, safe, neutral environment in one of our libraries where we have our service desks.

Working on a JP service desk provides the opportunity to meet a wide variety of interesting people, handle a variety of documents and keep your skills up to date.

The reason we all became Justices’ was to provide a service to our Community and the public expect us to be available either working on a service desk or at our home.

If you are a Justice who isn’t processing much work but wants to use your valuable skills whilst being supported, put your hand up to work on one of our JP service desks. You will enjoy it.

In time we may have to provide statistics to give a clear picture of “who is” and” who is not “ doing what they were appointed to do. Giving a few hours every few weeks will provide good statistics for you.

If not already accredited we will help you to gain this qualification and provide full support. You will also meet fellow Justices’ making you feel part of the Canterbury Justices’ of the Peace family. A lot of Justices’ are retired and like to travel a lot … this isn’t a problem if you work on a service desk, we can easily organise rosters taking this into account.

We have service desks at the following library locations on the following days:

Monday 12 noon to 1 pm 

Rolleston library Co-ordinator: Neville Brown
Cell: 027 3095 106

Tuesday 10 am to 1 pm 

Christchurch South Co-ordinator: John Pauwels
Tel: 332 6484

Fendalton Co-ordinator: Gwen Mitchell

Cell: 0274 589 178

Te Hapua Halswell Co-ordinator: Barry Straight
Cell: 0274 326 059

Linwood Co-ordinator: Gwen Mitchell
Cell: 0274 589 178

Papanui Co-ordinator: William Lambie
Cell: 0274 803 721

Upper Riccarton Co-ordinator: Bob Macgregor

Cell: 027 668 8528

Shirley The Palms Co-ordinator: Rod Paton
Cell: 027 222 0149

Lincoln Co-ordinator: Tony Gemmill
Landline: 03 260 1242

Rangiora Co-ordinator: Stan Hackwell
Cell: 021 123 6085

Tuesday 11 am – 1 pm 

Kaiapoi Co-ordinator: Lenore Barrow
Cell: 021 223 1076

Wednesday 10 am – 1 pm 

Bishopdale Co-ordinator: Jean Taylor
Cell: 021 0270 3736

Thursday 10.30 am – 1 pm 

Spreydon Co-ordinator: Murray Spackman
Cell: 027 6770 102

Thursday 11 am – 1 pm 

Oxford Co-ordinator: Wendy Doody
Cell: 027 515 8372

Friday 11.30 am – 1 pm 

Amberley Co-ordinator: Isobel Whyte
Cell: 021 261 8454
Assisted by Jan Chisnall
Cell: 027 610 4112

Saturday 10 am – 12 noon 

Sumner Co-ordinator: Gordon Freeman
Cell: 0274 323 271

Contact me, Gwen Mitchell on 0274 589 178 or contact anyone of our other Co-ordinators to find out more. We would love to hear from you.