Are you ready?
Hey there neighbours, it’s Catherine from Marlborough Civil Defence and Emergency Management here. It’s national Get Ready Week, and the theme this year is ‘Stay Safe Stay Informed’.
As it’s school holidays, how about having a ‘quick quiz’ with your kids about the ways you can be informed in an emergency? Get the family to pack a ‘grab bag’ in ten minutes (my grab bag has chocolate in it as well as all the recommended stuff!)
There are lots of ways to stay informed and also keep in contact with people who are important to you (hint: you’re using one now). If you’re out and about, keep your eyes open for displays and information, and if you want to know more, hop on the Marlborough District Council’s website or Facebook page, or one of the other sites below.
Get Ready Week is a partnership with Bunnings, Neighbourhood Support, Stadium 2000 and the Picton Library – thanks to them all for helping out.
For more information visit our:
Website: www.marlborough.govt.nz
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MarlDistCouncil
Twitter: twitter.com/MarlEmergency
Neighbourhood Support Facebook page: @NeighbourhoodSupportMarlborough
Or www.happens.nz
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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79.2% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.8% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Festive Farmers' Market Christmas Market
SharpAs Tool Tips
I’ll be at today’s Marlborough Farmers' Market from 3–6pm — a great last chance to get your knives sharpened before a busy Christmas Day.
If you have knives, tools, or other items that need sharpening, come along to the special Farmers’ Market today.
Please note: aside from the statutory days, I’ll still be open.
Cheers,
Ron
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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