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Kelmarna Spring Festival 2015
Come and join us to celebrate Spring and relax in the lush surroundings of Kelmarna Organic Community Gardens. There will be a Hangi at about 2pm thanks to Orphans Kitchen, live music and workshops. Bring your family and friends and come and enjoy Auckland’s only city farm. Sunday 11 October 2015 from 11am –…
Read MorePt Chev Games Night
Hello friends of Board games The Point Chev TT group had a great successful board games night so are having another one, please see the invite flyer below for details and fwd to your friends and family. We have Raine, the Game Dame with us and she will bring many new and interesting games again – and you might want…
Read MoreJam on Toast
Everything from Jumping Beans to Burlesque! This coming Sunday 29th of March from 10am-2pm. Come and see whats happening in your neighbourhood at the Grey Lynn Community Centre 510 Richmond Road. The Grey Lynn Farmers Market will be open until 2pm as part of the event.
Read MoreNew Kelmarna Garden Trustees wanted
New Kelmarna Garden Trustees required for exciting new phase Kelmarna Garden Community Trust would like to thank everyone for the great turnout at the public meeting at the end of January. We had over a hundred people in attendance and it was wonderful to hear such positive feedback and recognition of Kelmarna as a highly valued sanctuary for…
Read MoreGrey Lynn 2030 Chair’s Report for 2014
The Trustees of the GL2030 Transition Community Trust are myself as Chair, Pippa Coom, Suzanne Kendrick, Sarah Guppy, Chris Olsen, Charlotte Gordon and Lynn Green. We have three active focus groups being the Car Boot market, the Waste Away Group and a project team looking at Resource Recovery. These community gardens were also one of…
Read MoreConservation Week: Reuse to Reduce Market
History In partnership with Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away, and as part of Conservation Week, Auckland Zoo held a Reuse to Reduce Market. Conservation Week theme in 2014 was ‘discover the world where you live’ and the market’s aim was to get people thinking and looking at ways to help keep the world on our doorstep…
Read MorePeople’s climate march Auckland
As part of a historical global movement, on Sunday 21st September 2014 at 1pm from Britomart Train Station to Aotea Square, we, the people, will come together to help show the WORLD that WE CARE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE! The Auckland People’s Climate March will show Aotearoa’s own leaders that we care deeply about climate change…
Read MoreBag it movie night: Plastic Bag Free July
Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away is screening the award winning movie Bag it Thursday 17 July Grey Lynn Community Centre 7.30pm Koha entry includes nibbles Celebrating Plastic Bag Free July
Read MoreThe Park Workshop
The Park Workshops Learn to create your own ‘pollen painting’ through hands-on design. Extend your knowledge about ecology and the interconnection between plants, bees, humans and natural systems using contemporary art and design tools. The workshop begins with a presentation from artist’s Sarah Smuts-Kennedy and Taarati Taiaroa and embarks on an active time for participants to…
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