Creatively cultural workshops coming to museum in December

Creatively cultural workshops coming to museum in December

A series of workshops running at Te Awamutu Museum in the lead-up to Christmas are aimed at offering people ideas around festive crafts based in Māori culture and contemporary art. Toi Oriwa Creative public programmes…

Rotary launches e-waste campaign

Rotary Cambridge has launched an innovative E-Waste Recycling programme that it hopes will take toxic waste out of landfills and educate people around the realities of recycling. Rotary members spent more than a year investigating…

Painter and potter combine

A rare exhibition featuring the work of two Cambridge-based artists – one a painter and the other a potter – will be open across two days later this month. ‘Just the Two of Us’ will…

From 9/11 to Covid: 25 years of heritage

The story of a boutique art gallery that grew from an acorn into an oak is being celebrated as Cambridge’s Heritage Gallery marks its quarter century. It was 25 years ago in early December that…

Altrusa eyes growth to combat difficult year

Like many similar organisations, Cambridge Altrusa Club is struggling to build membership against the Covid-19 fallout. President Maureen Blackstock said while Zoom meetings and online contact kept members connected during the most affected months, events…

White ribbon events hope to combat family violence

White Ribbon Day itself, November 25, will be marked in Cambridge with a stall set up outside Cambridge PaperPlus in Victoria St.   The anti-violence initiative will continue on Saturday November 28 with a ‘Walk in…

Cambridge police team thanked

The team at Cambridge Police station was treated to a special morning tea last week, delivered with a hearty dollop of thanks from The Give It Back Charitable Trust. Three members of the five-member Trust…

Water boy visit promotes benefits of volunteering

About 50 youngsters from two regional schools spent a morning earlier this month preparing supportive Christmas messages for children living in less fortunate circumstances. The students from Hamilton’s Knighton Normal School, and Korakonui School on…

Two decades acknowledged at Destination Cambridge bash

Destination Cambridge marked 20 years of service to both locals and visitors on November 5 with an evening celebration in the town hall. Close on 100 people gathered to acknowledge the work laid down by…

Community award for ‘driving force’ Julie Epps

Few people in Cambridge wouldn’t know Julie Epps … the go-to person for multiple events, the organisational ‘whiz kid’ always sporting a wide, welcoming smile. Julie’s abilities were given broader recognition earlier this month when…