If you have never seen Greerton Village in Winter – then you are missing out on a feast for your eyes!
Almost 60 trees have been creatively Yarn Bombed in Chadwick Road and Cameron Road by around 80 knitters and crocheters and the results are simply amazing.
The Greerton Community Knitters and Yarn Bombers have been beavering away since the start of the year to create these wonderful, colourful and fun “Tree Sleeves” to cover our bare trees over winter. We expect the installations to be up for around 8 weeks – depending on the weather.
Schools in on the act
This year our Yarn Bomb Coordinator Carol Power opened up the project to schools thus giving us a whole new generation of girls and boys who have had so much fun with the installations.
Knitting groups – along with friendships – have been formed and a regular meeting place was the Greerton Library where a dedicated group of ladies meet weekly to design, knit and generally have fun.
It’s been amazing to walk around town and see so many delighted faces looking at the trees, taking photos etc.
New to this year’s event is the fund raising. So the public can “Vote & Donate” at the following locations around Greerton Village; MD’s Leatherworks, BNZ, Embellish Boutique, First Credit Union, Pet Essentials, Westpac, Possum Down and the Greerton Library. Vote and donate a gold coin to go in the draw to win dinner for two at the Oaktree Restaurant. All proceeds will go to the 45 charities we are honouring this year.
Kids can join the Tree trail – copies available from Greerton Library, complete the trail and win lunch for your class.
Whilst in Greerton Village, please take a look at our new “Heart of Greerton Village” situated in front of the library – at 2.4 metres high, hard to miss! Take a selfie or photo of your kids and upload to our facebook page www.facebook.com/greertonvillage
Any enquiries to this story to Sally Benning GVCA Manager 0ffice@greertonvillage.org.nz
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