Here’s what you can get involved with during December and January. All events are Covid restriction dependant. For up-to-date information, please check our Facebook page or website.
Join us for free Summer Fun Preschool Play. Summer Fun takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am-noon at various reserve locations in Takapuna, Milford, Forrest Hill and Sunnynook. We bring a van load of preschool toys to your local park. It’s a great opportunity to meet fellow parents and caregivers. No need to book and free to attend. To download a timetable in English or simplified Chinese, visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz and click on the Summer Fun button. Caregiver supervision is required. Summer Fun will take a break after 16th December but we will be back in parks from 6th January 2021.
Young Designers’ and Creators’ Market, The Meadow, Smales Farm, Sunday 6th December, 2-6pm
A market for young people aged 12-25 to sell their creations and to showcase their performing arts skills. We expect to have over 40 stalls of incredible work by young people along with wonderful music by extremely talented young buskers as well as food trucks and information stalls. You are invited to attend to shop, eat and be entertained. If you're a creative young person who would like to book a free stall or register to busk, please visit the website www.creativeyouthnz.blogspot.com. We welcome applications from young people aged between 12-25.
Join us on Thursday 10th December, 5-6.30pm for the Sunnynook Christmas Wheels Trail. Dress up yourself and your wheels in a Christmas theme and come along to the park for an evening of fun activities, games and treats. Decorate a paper bag at Sunnynook Community Centre and then complete the challenges around the park before returning to the Sunnynook Community Centre to claim your treats. Free bike repair station, sausage sizzle and face painting. Thanks to Waka Kotahi for sponsoring this event.
All of our events will have full health and safety plans and Covid-19 policies in procedures in place.
Where can you find out more about what’s happening?
Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz Or Facebook.com/takapunanorthtrust
Search “Hauraki, Takapuna, Milford, Forrest Hill, Castor Bay & Sunnynook residents” on Facebook or type in www.facebook.com/groups/TakapunaNorth/ to find it.
Phone Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Coordinator) on 029 2012975 or email: office@takapunatrust.org.nz
