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Boomerang Bags is back for 2018 at the centre

The team from Churton Park Community Centre

Churton Park Boomerang Bags making bee on this Sunday 11 February, from 3.30pm - 5.30pm.
Come along and learn about our group and how you can be part of a grassroots movement to make fabric reuseable bags to avoid using plastic bags in our community and environment.
At the making bee you can cut fabric and / or sew.
We welcome experienced sewers and total beginners.
Or if you would prefer not to sew and would like to help in other ways that's fine to.
Our group is aiming to make 500 bags before publically launching these in community free for people to use and reuse.
For more information you can email Tracey on trosacker@hotmail.com or Mary Ann on mulqueenmaryann@yahoo.com

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