Cat Rescue Flea Market 1 April
Yes we are going to do it again! We are having another Flea Market on Saturday 1st April, from 9am till 3pm at The Addington Haven. Come along for a fun-filled day for all! We will have $2, $5, $10 & $20 + tables PLUS a silent auction; bric-a-brac i.e. kitchen items, ornaments, vases, lamps, books, clothes, shoes, jewellery, craft supplies, entertainment ie games, jigsaw puzzles, sporting equipment.
There will also be vegan baking, raffles, face painting, tombola, kitten cuddles and more
Pss tried to to an event but would not work, so if you have any questions please ask as the event was a great success last year and enjoyed by all who came. We want to make it better.
I have included the link to our facebook event as if you put interested you will see all the silent auction that are going up with fantastic items donated by volunteers and businesses. You will not want to miss out on these items.
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The Karen Walker Paints collection from Resene will see you sprucing up your home in style with this simple but fun project using your favourite Karen Walker testpot colours. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.
Is now the time to change "The Garden City" Title?
Something to natter about over tonight's events.
Since the 2010/2011 Earthquakes, Christchurch has struggled to replicate or make a come-back to regain the "Garden City" title.
There are a large number of contributing factors, land and properties being destroyed and rendered inhabitable = gardens lost for many years or altogether, during the Chaos that followed, residents, businesses and the council had far greater priorities to worry about.
Now the dust has mostly settled, it is becoming more and more obvious that "The Garden City" title can never be lived up to again.
My observations are decisions are being made that are making it impossible:
Huge chunks of land are now mown wastelands, for exercising and dog walking.
Other areas have been converted into water retention/nature and wildlife reserves, none of the plans I have seen or heard, indicate a move back to a Garden City image.
Add to this that high-density housing is reducing the land to grow a garden on and the latest charging for water usage has had a visible effect on how people keep the berm outside their houses. Lots of the properties that are still intact for gardening are now rental properties and it is not hard to see which of those properties are as you drive around, but lots would not win the Garden Award.
I am not in favour or against any of the factors mentioned, I heard chch referred to as "The Garden City" and thought if we had to come up with a new name, what would we want it to be, that reflects a new Image?
Cathedral City is out
Cycle City.....
Wetland wonderland ......
Dog-Friendly City.
I hope you receive all that you deserve in 2025
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We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
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