http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.seatounvillage.co.nz en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:56:44 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/171511/celebrating-seniors-week-2026-live-drawing-with-mark-obrien/ Wellington is celebrating Seniors' week 12 - 18 October so we thought that we would do something a little differentJoin us on Thursday 15 October between 10am - 12noon for a fabulous couple of hours with the very talented cartoon and caricature artist, Mark O’Brien.Watch live drawing at its best where Mark works on a tablet computer creating caricatures or other images that are projected so everyone can watch as the picture comes to life.  If you wish to be drawn by Mark, you will get you... Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:17:32 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post171511 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/171512/christmas-is-coming/ We are in planning mode for our annual Community Christmas Service and Cheer.  This year it is on Friday 18 December at 7pm.  Please put the date in your diary. Please join us for a fabulous evening with Rev Murray Edridge and the Festival Singers in St Christopher's and afterwards for our fabulous supper in the Village Hall next door.... Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post171512 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/113773/farewell-panui-te-motu-kairangi/ After careful consideration, the team behind  Pānui Te Motu Kairangi – the Miramar Peninsula Newsletter –  has decided to end on a high note, announcing that the lucky 13th edition, published in Spring this year, will be the last. Since its first edition in December 2020, around 50,000 copies of this printed community newsletter have been hand-delivered to peninsula letterboxes. Pānui shared local events and stories and reflected the diversity of the Miramar, Seatoun and Strathmo... Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post113773 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/113315/wellington-heritage-festival-open-day/ Once again we are thrilled to be involved with Wellington Heritage Festival .This year local artist and author, Anne Taylor will speak about her urban sketching journey. She has kindly set up a display of some of her sketching journals, you won't be disappointed.The hall will be in full swing with stalls, retro and vintage and Stephanie a fabulous baker will be providing refreshments.Wellington Embroiderers Guild , and Faultline Lacemakers and  will be present so you can try your hand at so... Sat, 04 Nov 2023 18:56:25 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post113315 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/96137/fabulous-community-christmas-evening-16-december/ ... Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:20:32 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post96137 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/94910/seatoun-wharf-conservation-management-plan--draft-may-2021/ The Seatoun Wharf has reopened after undergoing a major refurbishmant over the last 18 months.   The Conservation Management Plan is great reading, it is currently in draft form and a final version will be uploaded once it is completed next year.  Please click the link below to get your own copy. ... Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:33:56 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post94910 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/88922/free-performance-and-hands-on-workshop-sunday-oct-2-2--4pm/ SELONDING - SACRED SOUNDS OF BALI IN SEATOUN•Seven years ago, with the aim of inspiring Kiwis to create, play and perform music and dance together, as well as ethnic communities to learn and treasure their traditional art-forms, we crowd funded our family group (Sekaa Selonding Semeton) from Bali to bring this rare gamelan art-form called Selonding to Aotearoa New Zealand. •Now, with funding from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, we have created a new group here in Seatoun Village under M... Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:10:01 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post88922 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/87384/celebrating-wellington-heritage-week/ Once again we are thrilled to be involved with Wellington Heritage week.   On Sunday October 3, between 10am and 3pm, both St Christopher’s and the Village Hall in Seatoun will be a hive of activity. Wander through St Christopher’s church, designed by William Fielding in the Romanesque Revival style and built in 1932. Marvel at the unique stained glass windows and the original features.Between 11.00am – 12pm in the church, embroidery artist Cathrine Lloyd will talk about the insp... Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post87384 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/87335/new-distribution-hub-for-rats-and-masks/ From Tuesday 16 August, the Seatoun Village Hall will have supplies of  FREE RATs and masks for you to collect so that you can prepare your households adequately.  Pick up is Tuesday to Thursday 10.30 -1pm. Please do not collect them from us if you or anyone in your household is unwell, send someone else instead. If you have any questions, please feel free to email seatounvillagehall@gmail.com or callAna on 021 955331 to arrange pick up another time.... Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:56:29 +1200 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post87335 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/post/76098/we-are-back-and-ready-for-2022/ A warm welcome 2022.   Some classes have already started which is fantastic.  As you will be aware the whole of New Zealand is now in the RED phase of the Covid Protection Framework.  It certainly is a bit of an unexpected New Year blip and what this means for us is that it is business as usual with a few extra protection measures.  So here is a wee reminder what this will mean for you when you visit the Seatoun Village Hall & St Christopher's : 1. Remember to have your ... Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:14:30 +1300 http://www.seatounvillage.co.nz/blog/#post76098