Amesbury School: Churton Park Community Centre

Hi Everyone

How’s your week been? For what’s coming up next week, please click here.

Please note that there will be no Gardening Club for the next few months. We will revisit this group once the spring arrives with some motivation to get out in the garden! Watch this space.

ON NEXT WEEK

** CPCC Buggy Group ** - Monday mornings at the new time of 10am. This week the group got a visit from Ingrid of Baby Sensory and got some freebies for their trouble! So, it’s worthwhile coming down and joining in even on these cold mornings for some great company, a little exercise and maybe even some free stuff!

** 360 Degrees Men’s Fitness Special Offer ** - Ladies, do you have a man in your life in need of a little fitness motivation? 360 Degree Fitness is running Men’s fitness sessions at Tawa and Churton Park Community Centres. Email david@360degreefitness.co.nz and let us know in 50 words or less why your guy deserves (needs!) to win 5 free group fitness sessions with them. The best answer will win 5 free men’s group fitness sessions for you to give to he who needs a little helping hand with his activity levels! Please add your name and suburb where you live. Results will be published on our Facebook page (facebook.com/360degreefitness) on Monday 30 June.

** Justice of the Peace Service Centre ** - the JP’s are at CPCC every Tuesday evening from 7 – 8pm. No appointment is necessary, just pop in.

** Arthritis New Zealand Clinics ** - Come along to one of our arthritis group clinics on Wednesday 2^ndJuly, run by Arthritis New Zealand. Learn how to manage pain, stress, fatigue, discuss exercise, diet and much more.
1. 10:00am-11:00am – Osteoarthritis
2. 12:00pm-1:00pm -Rheumatoid arthritis /Fibromyalgia/Polymyalgia Rheumatica
3. 2:00pm-3:00pm – Gout

Register at through me at the Centre (830 4802 or beckie.duffy@wcc.govt.nz) or for further information please call 0800 663 463 or email iuliano.tinielu@arthritis.org.nz. www.arthritis.org.nz. No charge to attend, but Arthritis New Zealand gratefully accepts donations.

Our open table tennis group is a great way to keep fit (and warm) during the winter months when it’s a bit harder to get outside to exercise. Every Thursday 12 – 2pm, play for $2. Newcomers are most welcome!

COMING SOON – MARK YOUR CALENDARS

** Crafty Fish + Chip Fridays ** - I’m pretty excited about these two classes on both Fridays of the School Holidays. Running between 9am and 1pm, the kids get to complete three fun craft activities and finish off with lunch from Takeaway Churton. Spaces are limited and are filling fast, so let me know if you want to book your crafty kids in. For kids aged 5 – 10, $36 per child (includes lunch and drink). See the attached flyers for details on the craft activities.

** Felted Pictures School Holiday Class ** - Jann from jinglebugs is back with her very popular felted picture class: design, pat, roll and squish fluffy wool into a wonderful picture. Wednesday 9^th July 11.15am – 12.30pm, $15 per child. This class is limited to 8 children so will sell out fast. Book through me.

** Funclay Modelling School Holiday Classes ** - creative modelling classes using no-bake Funclay. Under the Sea: Monday 7^th July 2 – 4pm; My Garden: Monday 14^th July 11 – 1pm and 2 - 4pm. Book through me.

** Fairy Dance **- Exciting news! In Term 3, Fairy Dance will be offering two classes a week for all those aspiring pre-school dancers out there! Classes are on Mondays at 10.30am (starting July 21st) and again on Saturdays at 10.05am (starting July 26th). Enrol now for Term 3 on the gorgeous Fairy Dance website:www.fairydance.co.nz or contact Miss Tracey on 027 890 0164.

** Legal Seminars ** - the legal eagles at Rainey Collins have been working hard to come up with a series of free legal seminars for you. With topics ranging from “Buying and Selling Property” to “Relationship Property” to “Protecting your Assets”, there is something for everyone. The first seminar on Monday 14^thJuly at 7.15pm is “Buying a Business: Avoid the pitfalls when you take the plunge!” See the attached poster for more details on the first two sessions.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

I am planning a series of pre-Christmas pop-up shops in the Community Centre’s Small Meeting Room. I am looking at running these on Fridays in the lead up to Christmas probably from 12 – 6pm to capture a combination of ‘at home’ and commuting customers. If you are interested in being a pop-up shop at CPCC, please get in touch with me. This could be a great way to take orders for Christmas sales, gain exposure for your business, or just raise awareness of what you are up to. Charges for room hire will apply.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

** Churton Park Revegetation Group ** - The first planting day at our Wingfield Reserve site is on Saturday 28 June commencing at 1pm. We will be receiving 160 plants from WCC. Of these about 100 will go in the middle of the site, with about 30 as in-fills at both the north and south ends of the site. Tools and gloves are available, but feel free to bring your own. Please let John Morrison know if you intend to come so that tasks can be allocated as people arrive. Meet in the middle of the site, along the access track which starts near to the site sign and bus stop on Middleton Road. We had a successful morning on 6 June planting beside the top of the Stebbings Dam spillway, and were pleased to have 8 girls and 3 parents from Churton Park School come and help. Contact: John Morrison 477 1020 orrevegetation@churtonpark.org.nz

** Late Night Story Time at Johnsonville Library ** - Come along to our fun late night story time atJohnsonville Library held on the 1st Friday of each month. Our next story time is on Friday 4th July at 6.30pm. Come along wearing your pyjamas and enjoy a session full of fun and stories.

** “Thank You” From Churton Park Kindergarten ** - On 13^th June Churton Park Kindergarten held its annual disco. It was a Freaky Friday theme and the children came dressed in their best costumes and had a great night! Churton Park Kindergarten would like to acknowledge and thank the local businesses who supported this event by way of donation of products and gift vouchers for our raffle: * LOYAL *CHURTON PARK PHARMACY * STELLA * ENHANCE * WHITTAKERS *. Also a big thank you to NEW WORLD and TAKEAWAY@CHURTON for donating bread, lollies and hot chips. This made for a yummy dinner!

FROM TAWA COMMUNITY CENTRE

Saturday 12 July we have the lovely people from the SPCA coming to the Tawa Community Centre to show off all their cute kittens and lovely cats. Come along between 12-3pm to have a cuddle or a pat.

To keep up to date with what’s on at CPCC throughout the week, you can follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ChurtonParkCommunityCentre). It’s publically available, so you can view it even if you don’t belong to Facebook.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Beckie Duffy Community Centre Advocate

Churton Park Community Centre|