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December Movie – Chasing Ice

Posted on November 13, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Chasing Ice poster

Join us next week for the December movie night. We’ll be showing the recently released ‘Chasing Ice’, which follows National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers.

Please join us for food and drinks at the Stirling Arms Hotel from 6 pm. Film screening at 7 pm, followed by more time to socialise and chat.
Entry by donation.

Note: Compared to our usual 2nd Tuesday, November is the 3rd Tuesday of the Month (19th November).

You can view the  trailer here

Hearts and Minds Group –  “after-Chasing Ice” gathering

We plan to get together on the Saturday just after “Chasing Ice” to fully process its implications and work through the challenges it poses. This is an important part of the “internal transition” so necessary for the overall transition our society has to go through.

We will meet at the Garrick Theatre from 2 – 4.30 on Saturday 23rd November.
A cuppa will be available

For more information contact Rod on 0427 428009 or email rod.mitchell5@gmail.com

For more about Hearts and Minds see the sub group tab

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Bike Maintenance workshop 2013

Posted on October 16, 2013 by | 1 comment

The weather is fining up, so if you want to get on your bike, join us for another hands on, fully coached bicycle maintenance workshop.

Bike Flyers 2013

Learn how to service your own bike, including:

  • Intro – you can do 90% of bike maintenance yourself!
  • “ABCD” bike check – what to look out for to ensure your bike is roadworthy and operates efficiently
  • Basic bike fit adjustments – seat hight, seat fore/ aft etc
  • Cleaning and lubing chain, edge of jockey wheels etc.
  • Dropped chain – how to fix it
  • Taking wheels on and off – correct use of the quick release lever
  • Taking off a tyre and changing a tube easily.
  • Plus many more, even for experienced cyclists….. including break pads, gears etc…

When: Saturday 9th of November

Where: Guildford Primary School courtyard, 125 Helena street, Guildford

Time: 2-5 pm

Cost: $30 per person (bike services usually cost $50 and upwards)

Note, kids under 16 can attend with an adult for free, with their own bike included, as long as they are supervised and work together with the adult.

RSVP: http://ttgbike2013.eventbrite.com/

 What you need to bring: Your bike, plus any bike tools you already use. And to keep clean: old clothes, and if you have them, rubber gloves and a sheet of plastic to work on. 

The workshop will be run by Mike Norman, professional cycle coach from the Secret Cycling Business. He will demonstrate each step and then participants get to work on their own bikes with assistance.

Afternoon tea provided.

Places strictly limited to 30 adults with bikes (kids can accompany adults for free). RSVP and pre-pay essential @ http://ttgbike2013.eventbrite.com/

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Chooks in the backyard OR back to Sunnyside Up

Posted on October 14, 2013 by | 2 comments

Chooks, it seems, are inspiring.

After the great success of TTG’s waste reduction initiation, the Sunnyside Up project, and by popular demand, the Kitchen Gardeners’ Society was delighted to present Chooks in the backyard.

Generously hosted by Flo, Tristan and Tim, along with Sian, Tim and Olive, lots more Kitchen Gardeners are now busily constructing poultry palaces and deciding whether to buy free range pullets or rescue battery hens.

IMG_1513Veterinarian Barb (seen here cuddling one of Flo, Tristan and Tim’s chooks) took us through basic chook care.

She covered good nutrition, chook psychology, basic physiology, some common sickness and afflictions of chooks and their basic veterinary care.

We had lots of discussion, talking through experience and concerns, and sharing chook stories.

It is important to know what your local council regulations and expectations are and how to comply.

IMG_1511Here’s Rebecca who just loves chooks.

Her super power is that she can catch any chook, no matter how determined said chook is not to be caught.

It’s very impressive.

It’s also important to manage your neighbours.  We talked about the various ways to deal with people who might think chooks are noisy or smelly or attract vermin.

Half-a-dozen free range eggs will usually get you a fair hearing – a cake baked with your lovely, free range eggs might be even more effective!

IMG_1514Here’s Olive showing us her chooks in her much smaller back garden.

Olive and her parents, Sian and Tim, were part of the Sunnyside Up project and were delighted to show us their chook house with its viewing window and gorgeous artwork on the outside.

Since that workshop lots of people have lamented not being able to attend, so the Kitchen Gardeners will be running another one next year.

Meanwhile there are two more workshops for the year, November’s is Bees in the Backyard, and December’s is Summer Veg Gardening.  If you’re not on the mailing list, please do subscribe to TTG’s newsletter so you don’t miss out.

For those who wanted the jammy fruit cake recipe, it’s here.

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