Open Day Saturday 13 April
The Waikato Society of Potters invites you to the Big Day of Clay!
Saturday 13th April, 10am – 2pm
Ward Park Arts Centre, 2 Seddon Rd, Hamilton
Come along, sling some mud, and find out why making things out of clay is so good for the soul. It's also a great opportunity to check out your local pottery club and the facilities and classes we have available for you.
Our Open Day is for everyone and we have fun activities for all ages:
• Slippery Dip
• Paint a Pot
• Make a Pot on the Wheel
• Lucky Dip
• Raku Firings
• Squish, Squash, Mish, Mash
• Hand Building
• Bake Sale
• Raffles
• Local potters market stalls
Free to attend and all activities are $2 to $5. Have a go!
We're located in the Ward Park Arts Centre, 2 Seddon Rd, Hamilton (corner of Seddon Rd and Ward St)
⚠️ 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 ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62% Summer
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36.5% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
How are you celebrating Christmas this year?
From hot air balloon rides to cotton ball scooping games, folks around Hamilton have their festive plans sorted.
On a sunny Monday when most people are already on holiday, there were a few homecomers on Hamilton streets.
How are you celebrating Christmas this year? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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