18 March 2013 Tasty attractions on menu for Heritage Community Day at Lincoln University

Lincoln University serves up a smorgasbord of attractions on Thursday 21 March with a public Community Day from 1.30 – 7.30pm as part of Lincoln township’s 150th birthday Heritage Festival. The University has been part of Lincoln since its foundation as a School of Agriculture in 1878.

Among the highlights is a cooking demonstration by Lincoln University food science student Ella Krauts, who is currently competing in Masterchef New Zealand. This is in the foyer of the University’s Stewart Building between 2.00 – 4.00pm.

“We think it’s probably the first Community Day of this type that the University has held since an open day in 1988, just before we were given independent university status,” says coordinator Judith Pascoe. “We are delighted to be part of Lincoln township’s Heritage Festival because we are an inseparable from the history of this area.

“Our past, present and future will be showcased and we look forward to letting everyone see the range of attractions and activities we have on the campus. 

“Community Day at the University will feature a huge range of attractions, tours, displays and things to see and do.”

The programme includes bug and butterfly displays from the University’s world-class Entomology Museum; campus tours looking at historic and new buildings; tours of the gardens and grounds with talks about the trees,  floral plantings and landscaping; a tour of the Biological Husbandry Unit’s organic farm; science research presentations; fitness testing at the Recreation Centre; a tour of the Lincoln University vineyard and wine-making facility; lawn games such as croquet and giant chess; a recital by the Lincoln University Choir and a ceremony in which a special “anniversary cake”  will be cut by the  Chancellor.

The full programme for the Community Day is on www.lincoln.ac.nz/heritagefestival