Funds open for applications

By Frank Neill

Two ellington ity ouncil unds are currently oen or alications the reative ommunities ocal Funding Scheme and the rts and ulture Fund.

The reative ommunities Scheme suorts and encour-

Churches close

St Benedict’s Church in Khandallah and St Andrew’s Church in Newlands held their final services on 12 November.

The congregations from the two Roman Catholic Churches will now attend a revamped St Peter and Paul’s Church in Johnsonville.

Keep Moving begins

Keep Moving classes started for the year on 14 February at the Newlands Community Centre.

The classes are held on Tuesdays from 10:45 to 11:30am and are led by a trained physiotherapist.

The exercises are mainly chairbased, so people can participate whatever their level of mobility or fitness. A $2 contribution to the cost is appreciated.

Free heart health checks

Free blood pressure and heart health checks will soon begin at Johnsonville’s Waitohi Community Hub.

They will be held from 10:30am to 1pm on Mondays every second month.

The first session will take place on 27 March, followed by 29 May, 31 July, 25 September and 27 November.

ages local arts roects, and the current unding round is oen until 23 February.

This scheme unds workshos, erormances, ehibitions, and more. lications or the rts and ulture Fund close on 23 March.

Successul roects will deliv- er on ellington ity ouncil’s ho Tini 2030 rts, ulture and reativity Strategy, with the ocus this round on areas where the number o alications and grants have recently been low.

This includes alications rom mana whenua, M ori, asika and or roects that are working with visual arts or dance, or are suorting and celebrating Matariki.

To check out the criteria and to aly or these grants, visit the unding age on the ellington ity ouncil website. eole can talk to a member o the unding team by emailing undingwcc.govt.n.