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Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Arctic craftin'

Polar bears sporting Greenpeace
rainbow colours
what do you call a group of polar bears?

New Year New Projects !
If you can spare some time get 'crafty for the Arctic'.
Knitting, sewing, whittling, tiling etc. etc. http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/arcticcrafts
where you can download the crafting pack, full of ideas to get started, or come up with your own creations.

If you want to join in with a group on the Island contact me directly via this blog, or come along to the meeting on Thursday to find out more.

Dates for your diary
Meetings held every other Thursday 12-2p.m.
January 10th and 24th

From Shiva & Tarananda
Big Heart - years blessing Mantra yoga workshop at the Unitarian Meeting room, Newport (opp. County Hall)
This weekend 12th & 13th Jan.
10.30-6p.m. each day (bring veggie lunch to share) £40 for whole weekend telephone 07853065999 to book a place.

If you are interested in joining a water colour painting group, please let me know, Suitable for all ages and abilities.

Saturday, 29 December 2012

Peace craft

The last peace meeting of 2012 explored creative crafts ideas to support the charity 'Compassion in world farming'.

Next peace meeting will be on Thursday 10th January 12-2 at the usual venue, where there will be craft activities (optional) to support Greenpeace and other charities. Find out about the forthcoming programme of events for the year.

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Skating on thin ice!

Many thanks to Jill for chipping in to the charity 'Greenpeace' through the peace crane project. A lovely time to start some fresh peace crane mandala designs. All the more important to 'Greenpeace' whose mission is to make the Arctic a global sanctuary.

Although Plankton probably isn't photogenic enough to be on Christmas cards, they're vital to our seas, and the creatures that rely on them. Long may the furry, white bear continue to grace the Arctic as well as Christmas cards.

To find out more about Plankton please click on this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankton

Saturday, 8 December 2012

O Christmas tree

In the spirit of the tree project, this morning was spent, helping out at Ryde library on one of their free, festive activities. Families joined in recycling old Christmas cards, by cutting out pictures of Christmas trees and sticking them to a winter scene. Helping out in the library gives a small glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes, and the extra effort the staff go to, to make the library, a bright, and engaging place for everyone to enjoy. Some of the children were looking forward to writing letters to Santa in the afternoon, and using the special post box.