This month we’re meeting in West Melton for coffee. Come along for an opportunity to trade, share information and meet our members! If you haven’t been to one of these, come along! Get in touch for full details:
Selwyn Timebank has formed a new Board Games Group which now meets regularly.
What a lot of fun and laughter we had during our first get-together! After a quick explanation of Rummukub, two rounds of the game were completed while we nibbled on some snacks and had coffee. A timebank member had brought along Rummikub, among a variety of games that had also been shared. It’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase your favourite board or card games and get others playing them!
All are welcome to come along.
The Selwyn Timebank will be heading to the ReDiscover Hub (Pines Resource Recovery Park) again towards the end of July (after the July school holidays). Please email selwyntimebank@gmail.com if interested and we can work out a day/time that suits.
ReDiscover run workshops during the week, which are fantastic to attend!
This month we’re meeting in West Melton for coffee. Come along for an opportunity to trade, share information and meet our members! If you haven’t been to one of these, come along! Get in touch for time and location on Saturday 6th July.
Please let me know if you would like to join us:
Come and join us. Bring your favourite Christmas pot luck dinner to share and enjoy Fun, Food and Games! Get in touch with Fiona for full details:
This month we’re meeting in Dunsandel for coffee. Come along for an opportunity to trade, share information and meet our members!
Please let me know if you would like to join us:
A member of Selwyn Timebank recently ran a workshop on the benefits of essential oils. It was very informative and opened our minds to the numerous advantages of these oils, and how they can impact health and wellbeing. The timebank member was very knowledgeable and had years of experience working with essential oils for herself, her family and many others.
Firstly, she took us through the safe use of essential oils (including using them with children and babies) and how they can be applied topically, aromatically and internally (if you are unsure about the correct way to apply them, please ask someone knowledgeable first, such as our timebank member). We were also taken through how to begin the journey with essential oils. We can begin with the basic oils initially, then move on to more oils and creating blends (there are ‘recipes’ online, especially with reputable companies who sell the purest forms of oils). Essential oils support healthy skin and hair, can help with breathing and illnesses and are even very useful in the first aid kit. They can also be used around the house for cleaning, in cooking and baking, in the car, and even while you are travelling. They are great everywhere!
Not all essential oils have been created equally – they may or may not be pure (again, ask someone who knows). It is also very important to speak to your doctor if you are on any long term medications or have serious conditions.
At the workshop, we started talking about different topics of interest and experiences, and soon found out that we all had something to share! Please feel encouraged to offer workshops where you may be able to share new knowledge and skills with other members – this is what timebank is for!
A group from Selwyn Timebank recently visited the ReDiscover Waste and Sustainability Centre outside of Rolleston. An introduction to how different materials break down in a natural environment led down a different pathway for the intended workshop!
There was great interest in how our waste is managed. What can and can’t be recycled? What needs to be thrown away? What is considered green waste? There were many questions and quite a few surprises for those who attended. The means of separating into three groups (landfill, recyclable and green waste) was discussed. Some items were assumed to be recyclable, but the answer was a sure no on a closer look at what it was made from. Other things could be recycled because what it was made from would ultimately be separated. A video was watched on this whole process – and what a lengthy process it is! The results of the formation of landfills and what happens to recycled materials were also presented.
A guided tour was embarked upon of the Pines Resource Recovery Park, where areas are highly organised into recyclable material and other waste. In the soon-to-be future, a second-hand store will be open to the public along with other possible exciting plans, in the hope it will become a central hub for helping to recover the environment. There is already a community garden underway which has become a valuable educational resource.
Finally, the visit included making beeswax wraps to take home.
There is so much to learn about what we can do better in our own homes. Each participant admitted that they learnt something new and will endeavour to put into practice what they took on board. A visit to this place is a definite must – there will be another Selwyn Timebank group going soon!
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An idea was sparked between Fiona, the coordinator of Selwyn Timebank, and Kate, the Mid-Canterbury Timebank coordinator. They decided to get folk from the timebanks to meet together in Rakaia at the end of January.
Seventeen people gathered in the Salmon Tales Cafe and enjoyed some drinks and nibbles while they met each other and enjoyed getting to know one another.
It was a challenge to pull them away from their conversations, however, the next visit was to the Rakaia Village Green where Dorothy Knight talked about the establishment of this beautiful garden and walkway several years ago. Meandering along the pathway we learnt more about what has been planted there, and the great need for more volunteers to help Dorothy maintain the garden.
Some of the group decided to walk a longer loop via the Rakaia Primary School grounds. Dorothy showed the edible patch that had been planted by herself, as well as the big tomatoes growing in the hot house – ready for the children when they returned to school. The school principal joined in with the discussion and marveled at how having this garden had helped the children, physically as well as emotionally.
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