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Fun before we take a break :-)

22/6/2020

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Hi Sheddies - this is a very brief update to let you know the volunteers and facilitators will be taking a break during the school holidays. Last week we had a great session with Natalie, who guided us through Shibori dyeing techniques at a member meetup.  The community centre looked lovely with all the finished items on the line. We will be planning another session soon, hopefully on a Saturday.
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Before we have some time off  we have more fun planned this week:

Tuesday : Drawing for beginners - just bring a pencil and pad to get grounded in the basics 

Thursday : Treat yourself to a chilled day with yoga at 9.30 followed by weaving at 11 (come to either or come to both)
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Renee's basket
Saturday : Members Craft retreat - Macraclay.  Start the day making some handbuilt clay bowls - . Follow that with  a walk, and then move onto macrame plant hangers.  Finish the day by returning to your pottery and making any finishing touches. You will be able to keep your favourite piece (after glazing and firing). We want to make a few extras for sale at the open day on August 8th.

The shed will be offline from 26th June until 12th July, but that doesn't mean you can't keep in touch via our members app - band.  You can use band to set up chat rooms, make plans and join in with ideas for new groups. We are currently discussing setting up beginners guitar, beginners ukelele , a sewing bee, our nexxt shibori meetup and a social book club.  The band app also links to our calendar so you can see what's happening in one place.

Our walking group will continue to run during the break - please make sure you book online as they will be meeting for a spot of gentle street orienteering next week. At Sunshine beach. 

After the break we will be back with more workshops including vegan bliss balls and dips with Sara, and another session with Martine, our finance guru. Please check our calendar for the latest workshop info.

One more reminder - tickets are still available for the Evening with the Dragon event on 26th September. We have been given priority access to the tickets, so if enough of us can go we will have the place to ourselves! If you have never seen a Japanese Anagama firing you are in for a treat- these pottery kilns only fire once or twice a year, and this one, Syrinx, also makes pizza :-). Tickets go on sale to the general public 1st of July.

Hope to see you soon
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Fire, Mud and Rope

14/6/2020

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Macrame meetup taking no chances - is it 4 sqm metres or 1.5 ms?
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Clay gals showing socially distanced crafting
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Yep that's probably a safe distance ;-)
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Some of Simone's beautiful creations!
Hi ladies - how are you? How is it feeling to be slowly engaging with the world again?We've been busy this week - meditation, pottery, macrame, book club, yoga, pilates, gardening and walking! 

If you are worried that you might miss out, don't worry - we will run some of these activities again, but if you are really keen to join in the fun, please download the 'Band' App - you can access our calendar, chat with other members and you get to hear about one off activities that are just for members - like the macrame meetup this week, and the introduction to handbuilt pottery.

This week we have our regular yoga, pilates and meditation classes - the yoga is back at the shed and online, pilates and meditation are online.  Our Tuesday walkers are back again meeting at 8am at Tickle Park, Coolum. Also on Tuesday its another class back at the shed - drawing for beginners, and we are covering chapter 7 of the book - looking at positive aspects of negative space. Sorry we haven't managed to get the last lesson up online yet-too busy! We put it all in the members area so you can join anytime.  We also have an informal shibori 'bee' on Thursday 11-3- we will be working on some things to sell as a fundraiser. Tickets will be available on Monday.
Meanwhile, some of the vocal group are nervous about Thursday evening - it's only our second time meeting up in person! If you are coming you can listen to the songs we have been working on over zoom - we have a playlist on soundcloud - the link is in the members area.

PLEASE NOTE: All activities are must be booked in advance - even free ones! It helps us comply with COVID 19 requirements, and it really speeds up the check in process. 


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Tania at Arcadia, taking the nightshift with Syrinx the anagama kiln in the background
BOOK BEFORE 1st JULY! We have been given priority access to tickets for 'An evening with the dragon' with Tania Edwards, on 26th September at 6-8.30pm. Tania has an enormous woodfired pottery kiln in the hills of Cooroy. Firings take a team of people working round the clock for up to a week, the kiln itself is big enough to sleep in (although too hot!).  Meanwhile inside the kiln, the magic is happening as the different temperatures, wood ash and oxygen levels are manipulated by the kiln team. These kilns are so big, they only fire a few times a year, so it's pretty special to get an invite.

We have been invited to enjoy a light supper of her mom's homemade soup and garlic pizza bread cooked on the kiln. Tania will talk us through the process and you will be able to see her work being fired (bring sunglasses to look in a kiln!). It's a really atmospheric evening, and you get to take your soup bowl home as a souvenir.  We would love to make this an exclusive Women's shed night out, so Tania is giving us priority access until 1st July - let's see if we can all get up there and enjoy the warmth of the kiln - tickets are $50 for members. BYO wine. We will arrange car sharing nearer the time. Book here
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The shed at Research Street is opening on Thursday 11th June - what it means for you

9/6/2020

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This guidance may change - the latest information can be found here. This information is valid from 1st June to 17th August.  It is important that all people book online in advance to allow us to meet the contact tracing and social distancing requirements.

Please do not attend if you are showing any symptoms - you will be asked to leave.

Gatherings at Research Street Community Centre:
  • The community centre is 76m2, so the limit of people inside at any one time is 19 (one patron per 4 square metres)
  • Social distancing of 1.5m between people must be observed. For yoga and pilates classes, this is a maximum class size of 10 including instructors.
  • 19 people includes all people at the activity including coordinators/facilitators/volunteers. 
  • Please use alcohol gel when you arrive
  • Barefeet are not allowed - please bring yoga socks or similar.
  • Participants please bring their own equipment where possible (for example, bolster, mat); (especially items that are hard to clean).
  • Frequent cleaning and disinfecting should be maintained for borrowed equipment 
  • Minimise use of communal facilities - 1 person in the kitchen/ storage cupboard at a time.

Back at the shed this week
Thursday:
9.30 am Gentle yoga with Simone ( also available online)
6.30pm Women that run with the Wolves Bookclub

Saturday:
Vinyasa yoga (online, 8am)
Macrame meetup - members only, fully booked
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Our purpose is to connect the women of Coolum and surrounds by providing opportunities to participate in a broad range of recreation-based activities on a regular or casual basis.

We believe that regular participation in recreational activities with others promotes a sense of connection and contributes to a person’s wellbeing in many ways.

Our space, away from responsibilities of home and work, allows women a chance to focus on their needs and build supportive friendships with women of all life stages and backgrounds.

Connection is our key motivator for sustained participation in activities that contribute to health and wellbeing. Ongoing participation has a longer lasting and greater benefit to women than one-off or short courses. We use the phrase ‘Connection through Recreation’ to express our purpose but there are many more benefits associated with membership of the shed.

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