The great thing about the Community Nursery is the support given by many volunteers. That meant that activities in the Education Centre kept running whilst I was away in the UK from August to October 2016.
So big thanks from me go to Linda and Ray for keeping the nursery running, to Bronwyn organising school groups, play centres and KCC activities, Lesley organising with Guyton’s an apple grafting workshop, Honorlea organising and running her third “Body Products from natural materials” Workshop and Bronwyn working with Sonya Crook and Pat Hoffman from the Southland Bee Society to organise a Bee Friendly day at the nursery. A new group that are now using the Education Centre are Kahui Manu Home School Group who have held sessions every second Thursday from August – their varied learnings under Carmen’s leadership are detailed below – see their facebook page for more details. Thanks to everyone for the effort you are putting into the Community Nursery and Education Centre – it’s a happening place! Chris
The Community Nursery is now closed on Fridays from August to October 2016 but there are still some exciting events below
Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) Event – Building weta motels – Saturday 13 August 2016 - Southland Community Nursery Education Centre – 2-4pm. (Bronwyn KCC 213 0017 –
Apple Grafting Workshop with the Guytons -Saturday 24 September 2016 1-3pm. Booking Essential (Workshop limited to 10 people - $20 including a grafted tree. More grafted trees to purchase $5 each). Contact for Bookings Lesley Catterall Ph 021 916 124
Bee Friendly Workshop for families with Southland Bee Society – Sunday 25 September 2016 - activities for children, bee advice, planting for bees. 10am-noon. Community Nursery contact Bronwyn Graham Ph 213 0017. Southland Bee Society Sonya Crook
Natural Body Products WorkshopSaturday 15 October 2016 Honorlea Mangion 9.30-2.30pm Bookings essential. $60, BYO lunch to share.
Contact for bookings and more information Honorlea Mangion Ph 03 2254652
School Bookings for the Education Centre – Contact Bronwyn Graham - Bronwyn Graham Ph 213 0017
Winter Breakup was held on Friday 22 July 2016 and a good crowd gathered to celebrate the season ending and looking forward to spring. The nursery will re-open in September. Also, Chris’ birthday, it was a special day to celebrate with friends, Chris’ Mum Marjorie and Brian had even taken a day off work!
In atrocious weather, Robert and Robyn Guyton held a “Pruning Workshop” at the Community Nursery on Sunday. The Education Centre proved its worth again with the Guyton’s able to explain the principles of pruning (with live plant examples) in the relative comfort of the building! They were also able to show a slide presentation about the Southland Open Orchard project – a really inspiring project that you can be involved in – read all about it at http://www.sces.org.nz/open-orchard-project. As Robert commanded the rain to abate so we could get outside – indeed it did! Participants then went out to Rances orchard to do some real life pruning on a range of different aged trees (under the anxiously watchful Chris and Brian).
Dates for your diary in September
Another workshop - “Apple Grafting with Guyton’s” will be held on Saturday 24 September 2016 (afternoon). Booking Essential (Workshop limited to 10 people - $20 including a grafted tree. More grafted trees to purchase on the day $5 each). Email Chris as there are only a few places left. Close off for bookings will be 6 August 2016.
A Bee Friendly Workshop for families with Southland Bee Society – activities for children, bee advice, planting for bees – Sunday 25 September 2016 – 10am-noon.
