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A big thank you to all who came along to our Christmas Extravaganza. It was a wonderful event, the Rockabillies Choir led by Sarah Steenson performed seasonal songs for us and were wonderful. Father Christmas took time out of his busy schedule to drop in and talk to the children, and there were lots of bargains to be had around the stalls, including hot turkey rolls and mulled wine at the refreshments stall. The event ended with Councillor Lisa Higginbottom switching on the lights.

The Nearly New Zealand Charity Shop, Campion St, and the New Zealand Chari-tea Shop, Uttoxeter Old Rd, will both be closed over the Christmas period. They will close at 4.00pm on Saturday 20th December 2014 and re-open at their normal times on Monday 5th January 2015. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to those of you who have supported us by donating goods to the shops and also for coming in and buying stock.

Saturday 6th December - 5-7pm. Come along to the Christmas Extravaganza at the Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Centre, Stepping Lane, Derby. There will be Carol Singers, stalls, refreshments (hot turkey rolls, jacket potatoes etc), a chance to visit Santas Grotto, and culminating in the switching on of the Christmas Lights outside the centre, by local councillor Lisa Higginbottom

A big thank you to everyone who came to our Halloween Disco. It was a great success and we hope to see many of the children at our annual Christmas Party which is of course free to all children in the area. Please get in touch if you want to attend, as there are limited spaces. Also big thanks to our volunteers - Jill, Tracy, Pauline, the two Melissas, Sue and Reenie for their help on the night, and Mick, Brenda, Jill and Jo for helping to decorate the hall.

With the aid of a Comic Relief Grant, the New Zealand Community Association are putting on activities for children during the school holidays (excluding the Christmas break). This October, on Monday 26 there will be an appropriately aged film showing at the community centre for children. This event is free of charge, doors open at 1.30 for a 2.00pm start. On Thursday 30th October there is a Sports session down on Cheviot St Park, between 2-4pm. this will be run by two professional coaches from the Derby County organisation Kicks. There will be 1 hour of football followed by 1 hour of mini...