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An update for our Playgroup Parents

Recently, at your Grey Lynn Community Centre, we've been on a journey to streamline our operations and improve our processes, with the goal of making things easier for everyone and allowing us to become more responsive to the centre users.We wanted to let you know that shortly we will begin the process of rolling out new digital systems into Playgroup, including digital enrolments and sign ins. This means over the next few weeks we will be running our paper and digitals signin pro...

Senior Yoga will Return in Term 3

With Term 2 coming to a close, our senior yoga programme will conclude for the term, next Friday, July 5th 2024. We're thrilled however, to confirm that Senior Yoga will return in Term 3 from Wednesday, 24th July 2024 twice a week on Wednesday & Fridays between 1pm & 2pm with Sally Haydon.Thanks to Waitemata Local Board for their ongoing support of this programme, in association with your Grey Lynn Community Center....

Commbox Interactive Touchscreens at your GLCC

In the last couple of weeks, our trusty Epsom Projector and Screen, that has served your GLCC well for many years, has decided to stop working, with this in mind, we've decided its a great opportunity to remind our hirers both long-term, regular, casual and new that your community centre invested in state of the art CommBox Interactive touchscreens with digital whiteboard solutions during COVID in 2021.Recently, we've introduced a new 55' version, from the powerful S4 range, powered by Andr...

Battery Recycling Service

Batteries cannot be tossed out in your rubbish or recycling bins, the hazardous substances they contain could cause a fire in the truck or our recycling process plant. If batteries end up in landfill, these substances may leak out into surrounding soil and ground water. Most batteries that are recycled have to be shipped overseas to be processed.Did you know we now are home to a Battery Recycling Tube?  Thanks to our friends at Rubbish Direct, we're now able to accept batteries from our com...

We’re Now Home To A Soft Plastics Recycling Bin

We now have a SOFT PLASTIC collection bin at the Centre and we are stocked!For more information about what to dispose in our bin please visit https://www.recycling.kiwi.nz/faqsPlease note that the following plastics cannot be disposed in our bin:compostable bags – even if these bags also say recyclable!face masks, disposable gloves or RAT test packagingyoghurt pots and other rigid plasticsheavy foiled bagsbags, wrap or film which is contaminated with food and liquid or cannot be easily cl...