Feeling creative? Or do you have a tiling project at home and don’t know where to start? Join Lee in the community shed and learn the basics of tiling through mosaics.

Practise cutting tiles, spacing tiles, gluing tiles and grouting … all the skills you will need to complete that kitchen splashback at home … or maybe something even fancier!

Alternatively you can just come along to spend time being creative and making something gorgeous for your house or garden.

$120 for 4 weeks. Basic materials provided.

Starting Monday 13 May from 1-3pm.

Mosaic Workshop

$120.00

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Cycling is a favourite pass time of many in our neighbourhood. We have so many great bike paths and loads of great places to head to with the family by bike.

Book yourself and your kids into this workshop to maintain your bikes and have the peace of mind that your kids also know how to take care of their chain should it slip off.

Here is the link to book your spot.

Our bike repair workshop runs here at the Alphington Community Centre (2 Kelvin Rd) at 10am on Saturday 28th October.

With rain and sunshine and warm weather our garden is looking fabulous at the minute. Some beautiful pale blue ixia bulbs have popped up in our front garden. Clare tells me they are from a donation in the seed library - so thanks for sharing neighbourhood friends!

We’ve started growing spring seedlings, and over the holidays Clare took our tomato seedlings home (along with some basil seedlings I think she said) to keep an eye on them, and they are now starting to look strong and healthy … so we should have some ready to give away in our seed library soon - keep an eye out if you haven’t got around to raising your own this year.

Last week Lee and Elena added some more hand-crafted bling to the very front corner. We’re trying to protect that garden bed as it gets established.

More generally all our programs are back up and running this week. AAA Arts recommenced last week, and our AAA Bowls along with our two Women in the Shed courses are starting mid week.

We have our AGM coming up very soon - let us know if you’d like to attend - and then two repair weekend workshops - clothes mending and bike repairs … these are part of the sustainability workshop series we’ve been running this semester with other houses in Yarra.

There’s always lots on at ACC. And we hope to see you here soon.

Our upcoming Bike Repair Workshop runs on Saturday 28th October at 10am here at the Alphington Community Centre and costs $25.

It will be super for teenagers who ride to school or anyone who rides to work etc. It is an interactive, hands-on bike maintenance experience, and in the workshop you will learn:

• ABCD check: the essential safety check before every ride.

• Bike fit: how to set your seat at the correct height, and other adjustment related issues.

• Inner tube replacement: what to do when you get a flat tyre, what essentials to carry when riding.

• Puncture repair: how to use a patch-kit to patch a punctured tube (better for the environment).

• Brake adjustment: how to check and adjust your brakes, or replace brake pads as needed.

• If time allows and if it is of interest to the group, disc brake adjustment, care, maintenance, decontaminating, and pad replacement

• Chain replacement: what to do if your chain comes off during a ride.

• Drive-train clean and lube: how to keep clean and lube your drive-train to keep your bike running smoothly and extend the life of expensive components.

Book your place here. Places are limited.

Welcome to Term 4.

There’s lots on at ACC including our weekly playgroups, gardening group on Friday mornings for anyone with a green thumb and morning tea also on Fridays - oh and craft!. Then we also run toy library, line dancing ukulele, art classes etc. etc. etc.

AAA bowls is back for Term 4 - hooray! And our Women in the Shed - Introduction class will be running. Note we still have some spots available in our Intermediate class if you are keen!

Did you know we run a number of book clubs at ACC? We’re renewing our members at the minute for next year - but if you are keen to join a book club for the first time let us know by email info@alphington.org.au - if a gap comes up we can add you in … or even form a new book club if we get enough new people interested.

We also have two sustainability workshops in October - clothes mending and bike repairs. Book in on our website.

Then we have our AGM late October … and a little break (phew) … before we roll into a whole lot of events at the end of the year.

So we hope to see you at ACC soon!

Note also, we have more YES signs in the office if you’d like one …