What's On

JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

On-line Art Programme - Winter and Nature

Week One: The Colours and Shapes of Winter
Winter has many colours and shapes. Like the shape of a rainbow or a snowflake.... or even of a woolly hat. Using paints, pastels and collage let's use circles, lines, spirals and many more shapes to create an artwork about winter.

When: Wednesday 13 July
Time: 10.30am to 12.00pm

Week Two: Inside and Outside on a Stormy Day
It's lovely to be warm and cosy inside your house on a stormy winter's day while outside the wind is blowing and the rain is falling. Using paints and pastels we will create an artwork about the outside and the inside of a house in winter.

When: Wednesday 20 July
Time: 10.30am to 12.00pm

Cost of both sessions is $5.00 and this includes art supplies that will be sent to you.

To ensure that you don't miss out and in order to receive the art pack in time, please register before 24 June. To register or for more information please contact Felicity at FelicityH@wilsonhometrust.org.nz or call 09 485 3461 / 0800 948 787.

Click here to download Registration Form

Click here to Register On-Line

Mindfulness and Self Compassion

For parents, grandparents and caregivers of children and young adults with
physical disabilities

Jules Garland facilitates workshops in resilience and wellbeing and is a trained teacher of Mindful Self Compassion. Her qualifications and background are in psychology and health promotion and she works in the disability field. She is skilled at walking alongside families, guiding and encouraging them to imagine more for their disabled family member, assisting them in creating a vision and supporting them to take the actions to achieve it.

Mindfulness sessions are being offered as follows:

South Auckland - Nathan Homestead, 70 Hill Road, Manuwera
When: Tuesday 5 July 2022
Time: Morning - 10.00am - 12 noon or
Evening - 7.00pm - 9.00pm

We are also excited to be offering this programme in the Taupo region.

Taupo Library - Story Place, Taupo
When: Thursday 21 July 2022
Time: 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Cost per session: $5.00

Registration fee of $5.00 non-refundable per person per session

For more information please call 09 485 3461 / 0800 948 787or email felicityh@wilsonhometrust.org.nz

Click here to download Registration Form

Click here to Register On-line

Upcoming Fishing Trip - Postponed due to the weather

The Caregiver Retreat that was offered to mums and caregivers earlier this year was a huge success. So this time we would like to offer some fun and action for dads / grandads and male caregivers.

This Fishing Trip will take place from Ti Point in Rodney and if you are from out of the area, please contact us as we can assist with accommodation near to Ti Point.

When: Sunday 29 May 2022 at 8am
Where: Ti Point, Rodney
Cost: $40.00 – This includes Fishing rod, bait, snacks and a sausage sizzle

We suggest that you get in quick as spaces are limited!

To register download this form and send to Felicity Hendricks at The Wilson Home Trust Cottage, 1 St Leonard’s Rd, Takapuna, Auckland or email it to felicityh@wilsonhometrust.org.nz.

Register on-line here

For more information, please contact Felicity on 09 485 3461 or email her at felicityh@wilsonhometrust.org.nz.

The Women's Retreat - 25 to 27 February 2022

We held our Women’s Retreat Weekend at Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat and Conference Centre, Long Bay on 25 – 27 February. It was a great success and was greatly enjoyed by all.

We just wanted to share some feedback from the mums.

“Great to bond with other mums on the same journey”.

“Helped to gain a little time to myself and bond with others and be creative”.

“I enjoyed every single little bit of it, the activities, the interaction with wonderful and like-minded people”.

We have been asked to make it a regular event for mums, grandmothers or caregivers. We have already booked the same venue for next year - Friday 17 March to Sunday 19 March 2023. If you are interested in attending, please contact Felicity on 09 485 3461 or email her at felicityh@wilsonhometrust.org.nz

Information Sessions 2022

We provide information sessions to students, nurses, health and education professionals and anyone interested to learn more about The

Wilson Home Trust, services we provide, facilities on site and the magnificent grounds.

Four information sessions are held a year and take place on the second or third Tuesday at 10.00am to 11.30am in the Wilson Home Trust Cottage: The next session will take place on:

Date to be confirmed in 2022

Morning tea and a short tour of the site will be included.

If you would like to attend one of the sessions above, please register with Felicity on 09 485 3461 or email Felicity

The Trust can also arrange to accommodate tours of the site at other times of the year for groups.

If you are part of a group who would like to arrange a tour, please call Felicity on 09 485 3461 or email Felicity