@ SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY HOUSE

14 Price Street Torquay

(during school terms)

Providing an opportunity to once more appreciate the renowned craft work which was available at the Shop with a selection of hand-crafted goods and selected gifts.

Please feel free to join us to create, buy, sell or learn

$5 for materials
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The Torquay Community Craft group rallied to assist, in some small way, those who lost so much during Black Saturday. The call went out for anyone who could knit or crochet, time to spare and wool.

With a great response they were off,   knitting blankets from coloured squares and crocheting the old familiar "granny squares".  With colourful wool and many hands, 21 blankets of different sizes for babies and children, and larger, were soon produced.

Donations of wool and finished squares appeared miraculously, and the knitting continued.  

The Community House network went into action and identified that the Traralgon Community House was desperate for help especially those survivors set up in tents with the onset of winter.

Along with the blankets, six colourful knitted Teddy Bears (for those who might have lost their beloved soft toy) appeared at the House and were sent off with the blankets making up two large parcels.

What an effort!
Beanies and scarves are also needed and anyone who would like to join this effort will be warmly welcomed including those who might like to learn to knit or crochet.

We have had a sincere thank you from the Traralgon Neighbourhood House on behalf of the recipients of the hand-made 'goodies' which were very well accepted and appreciated.

In addition to continuing with beanies and scarves, a new project is being taken on to create art smocks for the children at the Jan Juc Kindergarten. - as well as more knitters, we need sewers!

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