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Around 70 people attended the Jumble Sale at the Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Centre today. There was a great variety of clothes, toys, bric-a-brac, and household items to be had a very reasonable prices. With the sale of refreshments as well as the above items we raised £177.39. This will be put towards the Kitchen Installation Fund which now stands at over £6,000. Thank you to all that attended, and a big thank you to all our helpers who worked so hard both before the event as well as on the day. Good on ya Mu, Diane, Tracy, Josh, Melissa, Nathan, Melissa, Michelle, Nicole, Jayne, Lyn...

The great British spirit was shown yesterday, when members of the New Zealand Community Association and friends took part in the Sponsored Walk to raise money for the Kitchen Installation Fund. The weather was quite typical for a Bank Holiday Monday - rain and more rain, but that did not put off the participants. The committee got down to the Park for 10.00am and set up their table, taking shelter under numerous umbrellas and the trees. We set off at a grand pace at 11.00am, doing the circuit - from the Orangery around the duck pond and the back of the tennis courts and back through the...

Our second annual Gala Day is just around the corner. Last years event was a great success and hundreds of local people joined us on Cheviot Street Rec to enjoy a fun day. We will be having a parade again, starting at the Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Centre, travelling down Stanley Street, Morley Street, onto Hawke Street, and into the Park on Cheviot Street. This year the parade will be bigger than last, Calidoscopia Brazilian Drummers will lead the parade, John Morgan has loaned his lorry for the New Zealand Float, we have chosen the Royal Wedding as our theme, and we h...

There will be a Jumble Sale on Saturday 4th June beginning at 3.00pm \'til 4.30pm. Plenty of bargains to be had. Refreshments on sale. Come along and join the fun and help us raise money for our Kitchen Installation.

On Monday 30th May 2011 The New Zealand Community Association will be holding a sponsored walk on Markeaton Park in aid of the Kitchen Installation Fund. This is an event for all the family, young and old alike. The course starts just outside the Orangery, around to the duck pond, passed the toilets, around the back of the tennis courts and back towards and through the Orangery. You can do as many laps as you like up to 10. Come and collect a sponsor form from the Nearly New Zealand Charity Shop or the Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Centre. The event starts at 11.00am and will...