July 2015 Newsletter

Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence 2015

July Newsletter

Dear All

On 9th July Ian, Alison Smith and myself visited the Quality Hotel and the Parnell School complex to check out the facilities again.

We are delighted with our venues. The area is peaceful, attractive and got us very excited about the upcoming Convergence in just over 2 months time.

The Quality Hotel is very central with city buses stopping outside. It is also very close to the quaint Parnell Village Shops (good news for those who love to get a bit of serious shopping in), French Market, beautiful Parnell Rose Gardens, Auckland Museum and the city.

The menus look great and I’m sure you will be well looked after by the wonderful hotel staff. You’ll enjoy the views.

Reminders to keep you all focused:

Scarf Exchange:

Reflecting 25 years of the Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergences.  Post to:

Raewyn Penrose

1366 Tiki Rd  SH25

Coromandel Town 3506

 NZ

These are going to make a spectacular display and you also get to take one (not your own) home with you.

Exhibition:

This will be held in the Parnell School Hall. A limit of 2 pieces per person, to be handed in at registration.

Fashion Parade:

This will take place on Thursday evening. A limit of 1 garment per person – you can model it yourself or get a friend to do so.

Open Day:

On the Tuesday 29^th September the exhibition and traders areas will be open to the public from 11 am – 3 pm at the Parnell School Hall.

Traders will have the opportunity to demonstrate their products. They will only be there on the Monday and Tuesday.

The suitcase sale will also run here from 11 am – 12.30pm on the Tuesday – later if you wish but there will be demos in the afternoon for registrants.

If you would like to be part of the suitcase sale please contact Ian on email SHFC2015@vodafone.co.nz - $20 entitles you to a table and space to sell your wares.

Theme Days:

This can be an accessory, garment or whatever your imagination comes up with.

Monday       –    Sunshine

Tuesday        –    Sea / Sky

Wednesday –    Clean Greens

Thursday       –    Scarlet Woman

Program:

This will be emailed or posted (for those without email) to you in August with any requirements you need to bring for the classes.

PLEASE PRINT OUT THE PROGRAM AND BRING IT WITH YOU

Partner’s transport

To see local Auckland sights, public transport is probably the best bet, with car parking hassles, traffic etc in central Auckland. However, there are many interesting day trips that we can suggest to you within comfortable driving distance of Auckland. There are a couple of good rental car companies a short distance from the Quality Hotel. If a group of partners got together, you could hire a late model 8 seater Toyota Previa people mover for as little as $NZ75/day for 4 days. These are very comfortable and economical vehicles (we own one), well suited to day trips for a group. We can also lend you our GPS to find your way around - there’s a wide range of interesting things to see away from the city.

As an example, a day trip to the spectacular Coromandel Peninsula (where we live) can be easily done in a day, with plenty of time for sightseeing etc. There are also interesting things like Waitomo Caves, Hamilton Gardens etc. Even Rotorua, Taupo and Tauranga are not that far from Auckland for a day out. Closer to Auckland, there are also wineries to visit etc etc. – for say 7 of you, it’s only about $10/day plus gas.

Let us know if you may be interested in following up on this, and we can supply further detail and ideas.

Hoping for weather is a little warmer than it is at the moment we are really looking forward to having you all with us in Auckland.

Kind regards from the beautiful Coromandel

Raewyn and Ian