Christmas in Taradale
Taradale businesses are celebrating Christmas in Taradale Village on Saturday 8th December from 10am – 2pm and you are invited !!
Gloucester Street will come alive with entertainment, displays, giveaways, market stalls and loads of children’s entertainment for the day.
Come on down and enjoy some of the great activities with the family;
• FREE Parking
• FREE Face-painting
• FREE Bouncy Castle
• FREE candy floss with the team from ASB
• Balloon Animals with Lulu the Clown
• Santa will be at the Presbyterian Support East Coast Charity Store from 10am – 1pm, make sure get a photo and put your Christmas order in. Gold Coin donation.
• All our wonderful Cafés and Restaurants will be open and offering plenty of yummy treats to satisfy the celebratory mood.
• Get some early Christmas shopping with loads of Market stalls in Gloucester Street including hand crafts, gifts, Soy Candles, jewellery, gift baskets, plants, Christmas raffles, Cookie Time Christmas Cookies, shop special tables and much much more.
• The Christmas Shoppe is also open in the Taradale Town Hall from 10am – 8pm.
While in town make sure you take a stroll up Gloucester Street and take-a-look at the @Wooden Christmas Tree Community Art Project and enter the People’s Choice competition. Thirty-six gorgeously decorated Wooden Christmas Trees will be on display giving Taradale a real festive feel, thanks to the schools, individuals and artists who decorated them. By voting for your favourite you could WIN $100 of Resene Vouchers for yourself and $200 worth of Resene Vouchers for the decorator of the favourite tree.
Poll: Are quality products on the decline?
Gift-giving looks a lot different these days when you can pick up super-cheap goods made overseas. But do they last?
Do you have any old items like appliances, electronics or clothing that have stood the test of time? Share below!
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91.9% Yes
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7.2% No
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0.9% Other - I'll share below
Kmart duvet recall
Kmart will be recalling a number of their Anko duvet sets.
What you need to know:
- The recall is involving Christmas-themed duvets: Mrs & Mrs Claus Reversible Queen Size Bed Quilt Cover Set and Christmas Elf Reversible Single Bed Quilt Cover Set
- A recall of the products began in Australia following health concerns from several families.
- One woman said she thought she was having a heart attack after using one of the products which smelt of diesel.
- One customer said she’d purchased the quilt covers and said they smelled like gas. Another mum said hers did not have that smell but claimed her son developed a rash that only went away when he stopped using the product.
- The product is no longer available for purchase on the Kmart website.
Regardless of whether you have experienced an issue, customers who have purchased this item may return the product to store for a refund.
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