Coffee, Chats and Crafts

ECH residents and community members have been participating in a range of art activities and history talks at The Spare Room café in Grange. Meeting weekly during school terms for a cuppa and a chat, the group has been making personalised cards and creating artworks using botanical inks. Some participants have begun sharing their other skills and interests with the group and we look forward to seeing more of their wonderful creations.

ANZAC Day Tributes

In honour of ANZAC Day, and in conjunction with the City of Mitcham, attendees of the Cumberland Park Community Centre crocheted a light shade as a beautiful tribute to the ANZACs. The light shade is currently displayed in the front window of the Mitcham Civic Centre. It was crocheted using the colours of ANZAC: red for remembrance and hope, white for all the casualties, including nurses and medics, and purple to remind us of the animal victims.

The light shade will be on display each year in the weeks leading up to both ANZAC and Remembrance Days. Clients at our Henley Beach and Smithfield Day Programs also commemorated ANZAC Day by crafting magnificent wreaths to thank those who gave their tomorrow for our today.