Wow, August already. This year is going so quickly! It’ll be summer before we know it. We’re already planning our summer event schedule, which includes supporting schools and community events with our toy van. If your school is holding a summer event and you’d like us to attend with our toy van, please get in touch asap and we’ll book you in. It’s free of charge (thanks Devonport-Takapuna Local Board!). You can book us in by emailing Roanna@takapunatrust.org.nz

The Winter Fun indoor play programme runs every week until 27th September. Bring your pre-schoolers to the preschool play sessions in Takapuna, Sunnynook and Milford or join us at a Family Fun Friday session with your primary aged child. Have a look at the ‘Children’ section on our website for a full timetable of Winter Fun play.

Family Fun Fridays run from 3.30-5.30pm every Friday until 27th September at the Mary Thomas Centre in Takapuna. We’ll have our giant foam blocks (Imagination Play equipment) for the kids to build things with and there’ll be an area for craft activities too. The programme is free. Parent/caregiver attendance is required at all times. Bring the kids along and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and make new friends.

Join us at our Winter Family Fun Day on Saturday 24th August, 11am-1.30pm at the War Memorial and Senior Citizens Halls in Takapuna (next to the library). This year’s fun day will have a cultural theme and various local groups will perform dances and share traditional toys and crafts. The event is free and there’s no need to book.

Congratulations to the  Takapuna North Environmental Network group which presented the North Shore Birdsong Project to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board at a workshop in July and were commended for their presentation and report. The project is a Pest Free and Restoration Plan for Takapuna North (Hauraki to Sunnynook) and recommends the employment of an environmental coordinator to work with community groups and volunteers to help create a pest free environment and encourage more bird life back to our area. Takapuna North Community Trust will act as the umbrella organisation to employ the coordinator and we will work with the convening group to get the best possible outcomes for our area. Thank you to facilitator Kym Burke who guided the process and to the Biodiversity team from council who were closely involved with every step. You can follow the project and its progress on the North Shore Birdsong project. Facebook/northshorebirdsongproject .

Are you part of an older adults’ activities or social group? We are currently taking bookings for our Active Ageing Expo which we are planning in conjunction with Age Concern for Friday 8th November. The event is aimed at older adults who’d like to find out more about clubs, societies and groups in their area. If your group is based on the North Shore and you’d like a free stall, please get in touch. No private businesses sorry. This is a strictly a seniors for seniors event.

A special thank you to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for supporting all of these fantastic events and activities in our community.

For more information on any of these events, phone Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Coordinator) on 486 2098 or email: office@takapunatrust.org.nz

Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz

Facebook.com/ /takapunanorthcommunitytrust

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