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October 2012

posted 21 Mar 2013, 00:52 by Ross Peeters   [ updated 2 Apr 2017, 01:24 ]

Chorus Box Singing New Life

Painted Chorus Box
Many people have been enjoying the freshly painted Chorus box at the intersection of Miranda St and Blockhouse Bay Rd.

It was painted by professional artist Sean McCarthy of Titirangi.  He wanted to paint something positive for the kids to look at.  “I would have loved to have seen something like that as a kid when I came out of school” he says.

While he says the children in the photo are not any particular Glenavon School children, he admits they were modelled off a photo.  Who do you think they could be?

The Glenavon box is the fifth one Mr McCarthy has painted.  He has also painted one on Portage Rd near Craigavon Park, and one on Whitney St.  He says the positive response from the community is huge, with lots of people stopping to talk to him about his work.

Thursday Sport

Youthtown have unfortunately had to shift their Thursday Sport Programme elsewhere.  The good news is, Simon Mahoney, the Youth Pastor at Blockhouse Bay Baptist Church, has kindly taken over the running of the programme.  Youthtown have generously donated some sports gear for us to use, and still offer support occasionally such as free tickets to Rainbow's End.

Thursday Sport is every Thursday during school term at 4:00pm

Making Ends Meet!

Making Ends Meet
Making Ends Meet
The community clothing day put on by Blockhouse Bay Baptist and Glenavon Community Trust was a great opportunity to stock up on clothes, shoes and linen we all needed, and not to forget, sample the homemade soup and gourmet buns!  Thanks to all the volunteers and donors.

Mother's Coffee Group

Mother's Coffee Group
Everybody is welcome

Mothers and babies please come to our free weekly coffee group and have fun meeting other mothers and their babies

When: Starting from Friday 19th October/then weekly
Time: 9.30am till 12.30pm
Where: Glenavon Community Hub (at Glenavon School)

Have a Go Ladies Night

Ladies Night Fun
Ladies Night Fun
Glenavon Ladies Night was plenty of fun for everybody.  MC Janine Toatapu had everyone laughing and playing games, with plenty of spot prizes given away. Every lady received a goodie bag to take home.  There was lots of eating happening, with ladies making sushi, samosas, dumplings and cupcakes.   Don't think Trish's Zumba was enough to work all that off... Thanks to the many volunteers and businesses who donated their time, money, food and giveaways.
Basic Skills Project

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Ross Peeters,
21 Mar 2013, 00:52