Guildford Outdoors Group: Breakfast Paddle

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Sixteen people turned out for the first Guildford Outdoors activity. We canoed from Fishmarket Reserve to Ascot Kayak Club, where we all enjoyed a delicious breakfast from the Garvey Park Kiosk. Then we paddled home, with some wind against us, just to make sure we had a good workout!

It was great to see some new faces as well as the old, and it’s always good to enjoy  the river early in the morning. It was too bad we were once again reminded of the impact of fishing line when we came across a duck with line and hook caught around its beak. Sadly, we were unable to catch the duck to help it.

Over breakfast we were rewarded with a sighting of one of the many river dolphins, making its way further upstream

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The next Guildford Outdoors activity is actually an indoor event – Yoga with Adrian! This is on the 30th of March from 6.30pm – 8pm in the Mechanics Hall. Places are limited, so please register online via eventbrite.

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After this class, our next event will be a leisurely bike ride around the river on the 10th of April. This is a lycra free bike ride. All fitness levels and ages welcome. Again, we’ll be stopping at Garvey park kiosk for some breakfast. We will meet at the Guildford Primary school at 8am. Look out for more details on our events in the Transition Town Guildford e-newsletter.

 

The Great Guildford Bicycle Treasure Hunt 2016

Dress up your bike, bring the kids and come for a morning of two-wheeled exploring fun around Guildford!

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Lots of prizes and drinks and snacks afterward. Please remember to bring a pen, your drink bottle or a cup (this is a waste free event).

9am assemble at Stirling Square, 9.30am the pedal off begins!

Please RSVP via Eventbrite: https://greatbikehunt.eventbrite.com.au

Generously supported by Midland Cycles, Bolt Coffee, Guildford Bakery and The Frisbee Shop, Great Northern Meat Supply and Midland BCF.

Note: Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult to sign a waiver on the day.

Find more Bike week events here: http://bikeweek.com.au/

Everlasting Bomb Making Workshop

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Yesterday we amused ourselves making everlasting “bombs”. Our recipe was 3 parts bentonite clay, 1 part sifted compost, a handful of organic fertiliser, a couple of handfuls of everlasting seeds (not just the seeds, these were spent flowerheads) and then water to taste! Just enough to make the mixture stick so that you could fashion balls out of the mixture. We made then about the size you would make rum balls! They are now left to dry  and come May we will throw them into the mulch in our garden and wait for them to sprout. Here’s hoping!

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Our verge group meets about every 3 weeks on the weekend and usually takes the form of some work on someone’s verge. The next session is on Sunday March 13th from 8-10am. We will be mulching a small verge in Bassendean. If you would like to attend please contact Pam  on pamela.riordan@gmail.com.