Highbury Community House

Just a reminder that Foodtogether orders close at 12pm tomorrow (Thursday) for pick up Friday from 1pm to 2pm at Highbury House.

The new $20 bag comes with an increased amount of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Order on the link below:
https://www.foodtogether.co.nz/products/mara-box See less

Just a reminder that Foodtogether orders close at 12pm tomorrow (Thursday) for pick up Friday from 1pm to 2pm at Highbury House.

Instead of the usual $15 bag, there will now be a $20 box with a larger amount of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Contents this week will mostly like be Broccoli, Spinach, Carrot, Potato, Onion, Pumpkin, Banana, Apples and Oranges.

Order on the link below:

https://www.foodtogether.co.nz/products/mara-box

Chair Pilates is a low-impact workout tailored for older adults which has huge health benefits including building strength, easing chronic pain and helping prevent falls.

We currently have three Senior Chair Pilates sessions running here on Tuesdays during term time at 9.15am, 10.15 and 11.15am.

These are very popular classes, but we do have limited spaces available and would love to see some new faces come along.

If you would like to give it a try, please contact [email protected]

The cost is $3 per session.

After the success of her Dumpling Workshop, we are delighted to have the amazing Christine back at Highbury House sharing another of her impressive talents with us.

Learn how to make one of these beautiful succulent creations that are sure to look fantastic in any home.

The workshop takes place on Saturday August 1st from 10am to 12pm and the cost is $30 with all materials provided.

See poster for booking details.

Did you know that along with being a great social activity, playing Bridge can significantly improve memory, problem-solving and critical thinking skills?

Just a reminder that our two week Bridge Taster course will be starting next Friday. There is also an option to complete a further 10 week course, and we hope to then offer a weekly casual Bridge session here.

If you haven't already booked in, there are still some spaces available. See the booking links below.

https://events.humanitix.com/learn-to-play-bridge-taster
https://events.humanitix.com/learn-to-play-bridge-10-week-course

If you have any questions about these courses, please contact [email protected]

Can anyone identify this unknown item that we found in our shed?

We have no idea what it is used for, possibly something art-related, so we would love to know. It comes apart in 4 pieces.

There is no prize for getting it right, but your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Our friends at the Kaipātiki Project have introduced this fantastic new initiative to encourage sustainable shopping practices.
Bring your clean and empty reusable containers to Bin Inn in Glenfield. Refill your container with food items there and go in to win a range of eco-goodies worth over $200.
Each refill allows you one entry and the promotion finishes on July 12th!

Thanks to Dinny and her Art & Tea group for creating this lovely Matariki art piece for us. We are delighted to have Dinny from Art Yoga returning in August for another series of her popular Thursday Art & Tea classes.
For more information on these courses, go to https://www.artyoga.co/contact-us.html

We are delighted to have The Little Ks back at Highbury House doing another one of their popular Terrarium workshops. This kids workshop is suitable for children aged 8 years plus (under 10s will need to be accompanied by an adult).

Learn how to build a terrarium (a mini indoor greenhouse) from scratch, with information on how to care for your plant once you take it home.

All materials are provided and the cost is $75 per person. No previous experience necessary!

To book, go to the link below:

https://felt.co.nz/listing/617792/Terrarium-Workshop----Sunday-26th-July---Highbury-Community-House

Our friends at the Birkdale Beach Haven Community Project INC have two exciting events coming up soon. On Saturday June 20th, check out their Matariki Community Celebration where you can enjoy free community workshops, games, waiata, hāngī and more.
On Friday the 26th, drop in to Birkdale Primary from 9.30am to 2pm and enjoy some impressive performances form our local school Kapa Haka groups at this annual Kapa Haka Festival.

Stallholders wanted!

We are delighted to be bringing you our first Matariki Twilight Market on Saturday July 18th. The market will run from 2pm to 5pm.

We are currently looking for some mores stall holders. Although we would love to hear from all potential stall holders, for this market we would like to encourage local innovation and we will prioritise those selling items designed or created by the stall holder themselves or by the local community.

The cost per stall is $10, or there will be no charge for the stall if all proceeds go to charity.

If you are interested in having a stall at our market, please email [email protected] for more information.