APPLICATIONS FOR EASTBOURNE FREEMASONS’ SCHOLARSHIP Closing date 15 May 2023. This $5,500 scholarship is available to students who have distinguished themselves during a minimum of three years tertiary study and who have lived in Eastbourne for a minimum of five years during their life. Application forms are available from the website. Contact: Gaby Brown 021 179 5311 https://www.eastbourne-bays-community-trust.org.nz/
Closing date: 15 June 2023. Applications from Eastbourne-Bays groups are invited. Application forms are available on the website (below) or from Eastbourne Library. Contact: Gaby Brown 021 179 5311 or email: trustees@ebct.org.nz. For information on the Trust go to: https://www.eastbourne-bays-community-trust.org.nz/
Daylight saving ends Sunday April 2nd 3am - put clock back 1 hour to 2am.
This years book sale will be at the Muritai School Hall - 9am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday. Book donations can be left in the library foyer, or for pickups of larger amounts text 027 488 5602.
Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly. Your green (garden) waste bin / ipupara tupu Your green bin is for garden waste only. What can you put in this bin? YES Grass clippings Plant cuttings NO Rubbish Concrete or stone Nappies Food waste Tip: If you don’t have a green waste
Non recyclable rubbish Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly. Your glass recycling crate / pouaka kara- he This is your blue open-top crate, which is just for glass YES Glass bottles Glass jars Remember: Rinse bottles and jars to make sure they’re clean. NO Lids Tableware and Pyrex Broken glass
Our next Burdan’s Gate and southwards beach clean will be on Sunday, April 16th, from 9:00-12:00. I suspect there’s a decent amount of rubbish along the coastline after multiple storms and lots of people out along the beaches this summer. Meet at Burdan's Gate (past bike shed/cottage). Gloves and rubbish bags provided. You can walk or bike, and leave your rubbish bag on the road side for later collection if you wish. Hope to see you there, you can click the button below to add this to your calendar ;-)
Eastern Bays Climate Response Network & York Bay Residents Association INVITE YOU TO A SCREENING OF: THIN ICE THE INSIDE STORY OF CLIMATE SCIENCE (DIRECTORS’ BROADCAST CUT) “THE MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT IN ANY DOCUMENTARY, EVER.” Dr. Bryan Killett. In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so geologist Simon Lamb took his camera to find out what is really going on. For over three years he followed scientists from a wide range of disciplines at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe and the USA. They talk about their work, their hopes and fears with a rare candour
Non recyclable rubbish Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly. Paper & plastics Your recycling bin with the yellow lid / ipu hangarua This is your wheelie bin with the yellow lid, and it's just for rubbish. I get collected on yellow weeks. When incorrect items end up in the
Agenda and minutes of previous meeting are now available here (PDF 44MB). Public have the opportunity to speak for 3 minutes each before meeting starts.
The community board members accompanied by some HCC staff will visit each area of the bays to discuss issued raised by local residents - more information on this will be added closer to the date.
The Historical Society of Eastbourne is hosting an exciting video presentation by artist Janet Andrews and photographer Simon Hoyle of Southlight Studio in Days Bay. Janet and Simon will present selected videos from their Coastal Restoration series, a two-year project funded by the Department of Conservation. Short and easy to understand - about how we can reduce hazards, and restore & protect our coast for the future. The presentation is at 2pm on Sunday 23rd April in the East Harbour Women’s Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne. Afternoon tea will be served afterwards. All welcome. HSE members free; non-members by gold coin donation.
Resilience Expo Digital Display Rotation (Eastbourne Library inside & outside) - click anywhere to close.
