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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a new playlist is created on Spotify, the music streaming platform. The playlist either follows the blog articles or is about current affairs and you can listen to…
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Suffrage in Stitches
Ashburton Art Gallery is currently hosting a Rather Wonderful exhibition about the emancipation of women in New Zealand. This show is made up of textile panels, each one dedicated to…
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A January concert
To begin the year’s programme of music there is to be a short concert in the town of Hokitika, south of Greymouth, at the end of January. The concert is…
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The blog’s return
Happy New Year. dear readers! I hope you have had a good break and enjoyed some peaceful time over the festivities. The fireworks for New Year celebrations were rained off…
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Of a scarf and a song
On Thursday this week the new choir met as usual. Being so close to Christmas, with all its activities and dinners, there were only a few of us, but more…
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Christmas 2023
It is time for the blog to take its annual rest for the Christmas celebrations, and this will be the last one for a few weeks. Thank you all for…
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The healing powers of art
Art can help people deal with stress and tension but it has a tremendous power to help people who have experienced trauma as this interview from Scotland shows.
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Workshops for summer 2024
Over the next few months – after the Christmas and New Year break – the Southern Hemisphere summer really gets into its swing with workshops. Over the next few months…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a curated list of songs and sounds from Spotify is made for the blog. The pieces are chosen because they relate to something from the blog or because…
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The last choir meet for the year
This Thursday at 6.30 is the final choir meeting-up for the year. We have had a great few weeks with lots of fun and laughter and we are looking forward…
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