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| Past Events | ||||
| ENERGY BLITZ - SATURDAY 7TH JUNE | ||||
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| Thanks to Lincoln University for their help in running this event. | ||||
| Liffey Water Testing and Cleanup | ||||
| A lot has been going on around
the Liffey! On 22nd of May, another water quality testing session
was done on the river. the results can be found here. |
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| On 30th of May a holiday cleanup
of the Liffey was also organised. A lot of rubbish was picked up,
including several bags of commercial mailouts that had been dumped
there! |
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| LET Envirokids Club First Meeting | ||||
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21st May at 2.30pm onwards Where: Lincoln Community Hall, Supper room or Theatrette (depending on numbers) Who: 3-12 year olds (parent/caregiver required per family). Interested High School students may be involved as leaders. What: We plan to have a meeting once a month (3rd Wednesday) for activities and fun. We propose to involve the children (and parents) in education and activities about and for their environment to foster a sense of belonging to a community, responsibility for their actions, as well as social and communication skills. Children and parents will be involved in planning and carrying out the activities, which may include community projects For Further Information contact Joy
Hurley 325 7497 b.l.stevenson@xtra.co.nz or Sue Jarvis 329 5858
Sue.Jarvis@xtra.co.nz |
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| Come see LET's stall at the Jack Johnson concert! | ||||
| In an effort to acknowledge
and support the important work that non-profit groups are doing in
communities across the planet, Jack Johnson's 2008 world tour is reaching
out to groups who are activating positive change in the realms of
water quality, community and school gardens, land preservation, environmental
education and more. For his concert in Christchurch on 20th March,
this includes the Lincoln Envirotown Trust! LET is very happy to be invited to this event and we will have a stall with informative leaflets as well as info on the organisation itself. |
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| Helen Clark's visit to Lincoln Envirotown | ||||
| The Prime Minister, Helen Clark,
came visit to Lincoln Envirotown Trust on Friday 26th October. She
gave a speech encouraging the local community in its efforts to become
environmentally sustainable. |
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| She spent time meeting the Lincoln Envirotown Committee members, representatives from their main partners, as well as sponsors of the Zerowaste week that she launched. | 
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| She talked with the many other supporters and local residents including Lincoln High School students and local preschool students. | 
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| Finally, she presented
the sign to last year's winners of Lincoln Envirotown's Zerowaste
week, Glebe Close. Photos are courtesy of Maria Ignatieva. |
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| Mayoral candidates answer Envirotown's questions | ||||
Lincoln Envirotown Trust has put together some questions to ask the current mayoral candidates. Go see what they have answered here. |
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| Story Writing Competition - "Transport
of the Future" |
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Last year we ran a story writing competition one the theme "Lincoln in a 100 years" and made it into a book. This year the competition was on "Transport of the Future", likely to be a big issue as climate change and energy shortages set in! |
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The winners are below: 6
and under: 7-10 year olds
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In photo, from left to right: Back row: Sue Jarvis Middle row: Ryan Boyd, Matthew Hadler, Shankar Ganeshan, Stephan Hofmann, Nicole Hamilton-Cross, Abigail Smithies Front row: Leah Hamilton-Cross They are standing in front of the tree showing our action plans. At the moment this can be viewed in the Lincoln Library - and we would love any one who would like to be involved to go and look and choose an action! The books are available from the Lincoln
SDC service centre at a cost of NZD15.00. |
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| Mahoe Reserve Community Planting Day | ||||
Sunday 9th September, 10.30 am onwards. Your chance to plant a tree (or more than one) in Lincoln's newest reserve! Make your mark on the future! We supply the plants, if you will supply the tools and muscle power! For information ring Sue Jarvis: Lincoln High School 325 2121 If wet, postponement date: 16th September |
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