Fun free Open Day- TODAY!
Bring the family to Gribblehirst Community Hub today to check out what members and other locals are doing.
Get some free barista training...
play robot soccer and lego...
use the 3D printer,...
learn a few words in a different language...
how to knit or how to make Indian roti and a Chinese cucumber salad...
-all are free activities in 5 zones on the hour at 10am, 11am, 12 and 1pm
Or swap some seeds...
enjoy the art of Chinese tea ceremonies...
a free giant paella dish being served up form 12pm...
purchase crafted goods from the WISE collective...
try virtual reality headsets...
be part of designing and laying out the garden beds on the Commons, set up an aquaculture prototype and plant up the entrance...
...and much more!
There will be crafts and food to buy so please bring cash!
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️