Our community Christmas tree is up. Thanks to everyone who did a little drawing for it!

A photo of Lee doing the finishing touches and stringing the metal ‘tinsel’ with washer ‘baubles’.

Our latest Craftberry Jam kit isn’t in a jam jar at all - it’s in a fancy little bag. And Lee made a step-by-step video for anyone who collects one so that they know how to turn the little balls of fimo into a lovely rainbow lorikeet! The video is also on the front page of our website and on our Facebook page … if you get a kit and want to follow along.

** edit, we do have about 5 kits left after the market, so if you are reading our newsletter and would like one then you can pop past our office this week! They cost $3.

Collect your Craftberry Jam kit and follow the step-by-step instructions in this video to make your very own Lorikeet brooch! A bit of bright rainbow fun!

You may have seen the Blind Date with a Book stand at Station Street, but did you know that we also have a ‘home’ version that we put out on our corner? It is usually out there on Thursdays, and will also have it out this Saturday at the Makers Market. This stand also hosts our Craftberry Jam jars.

So … you can pop past for a free mystery book and a free crafty project. So much community goodness!

Here’s a photo of Scout and her owner, when they stopped to take a look last week.

This week our letter to the neighbourhood is from an arts festival producer. And it’s quite a sobering read. For those households impacted by the shutdowns but NOT eligible from Jobkeeper this letter really brings home what a tough year it has been. Collect your letter from the butcher shop window and find out how your neighbour has managed … and read about the dilemmas and challenges her family faced.

How interesting is this project? Helping us all have a bit of a wider view and more empathy …

We had our community art bin out last weekend with bits of wood, sharpies and instructions, and asked people who stopped by to draw a little picture for the scrap wood community Christmas tree that we we are making.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to do a picture or a pattern. They were all pretty cute.

Note, there may still be more bits of painted timber that Lee will be putting out over the coming week … so keep your eyes peeled if you are walking past. We’d love you to contribute too!