CLICK HERE to read our Spring 2012 Newsletter with all the latest events, programmes and news! Make yourself a hot drink and enjoy the read 🙂

We had hugely successful holiday programmes over the October break, and with increased numbers allowed by MSD, we were able to offer 64 places! We run two programmes for 32 children each. Our senior programme included an Ice Day, trips to Air Force Museum, Mini Golf, Tie Dye T-shirts & Hanmer Springs! The junior programme went going bowling, visited Living Springs, Sumner and had a Knights & Princess Day! See our Facebook page for all the best photos or this media link for one of the photo’s of the week.

Big Thanks to all those who voted for Youth Alive Trust in the local Z Petrol Station Competition. We were donated $1050 (from the $5,000 total) which will be used towards supplimenting our Safer Streets Programme costs. Thanks Z! 🙂

Chance for any local to help clean up some of local parks – making our home a better place to live AND get a FREE Ticket to the upcoming Concert!!!! Click on this link for more details 🙂

http://www.christchurchspringclean.co.nz/

Opportunity for any 12 – 24 year old who has a project idea and wants to make something happen – but doesn’t have the funding?! If you’ve got the idea, the energy to plan and make it happen, maybe we can help you to do it and apply for between $2,000 – $7,000. Chat to us if this inspires you & look at this link for more details…

http://www.myd.govt.nz/funding/youth-fund/index.html

Central New Brighton Primary School are conducting some Community Consultation on the proposed merger of local schools. They’re encouraging community people to give feedback, and a form can be downloaded from their website at: http://www.cnb.school.nz/

FREE School Holiday Activities at New Brighton Library ran by our youthworkers! 2pm every weekday, activities such as Crazy Art, Bath Bombing, Little Arpeggios & Puppet Shows are being organised. Children are not to come unsupervised, and there is no registration needed. See Poster for more details 🙂

Monday 1st October: Crazy Art
Tuesday 2nd October: Cheapskates Skate School
Wednesday 3rd October: Bath Bombing
Thursday 4th October: Jewellery Making
Friday 5th October: Ice Cream Creations

Monday 8th October: Rainbow Slime Time
Tuesday 9th October:Little Arpeggios Musical Party
Wednesday 10th October:Board Games
Thursday 11th October:Natural Magic Puppet Show
Friday 12th October: Team Sports

A group of boys from our local primary schools had a fun filled Saturday with our youthleaders paintballing, archery, ultimate frizbee, movie & pizza’s! It was the first GDO and such a success that it looks like it will become a termy event! Thanks to our male mentor Matt Barnes, for organising it. Photos can be seen on our Facebook page 🙂

A few places are still available for our upcoming holiday programmes in Week 1 of the school holidays. $20 per day or WINZ payments possible. Awesome activities such as Living Springs, Airforce Museum, Ice Skating and Hanmer Springs planned! Pop into the office or call 3885459 for more details.

One way of supporting local schools is through sports – including coaching some of the local school team.  James coaches the senior football team at Central New Brighton, and Amber coaches the Netball Team at North New Brighton.  Both teams have just finished their weekly tournament at Hagley Park, and done themsleves proud.  The Central New Brighton team have only lost one game all season, and recently punched
above their weight at the Canterbury Tournament at Hagley Park. 
Competing with all the best schools from the region, the CNB Team won 4 out of
their 6 games, including upsets over St Jospehs of Papanui, Ashgrove & St
Martins.  The boys wore their CNB shirts with pride and received positive
comments from other coaches.  Well Done to both teams!