WEST Dressed

14/06/2023

We would love you to join us for the WEST Community Hub AGM on the 26th June. Come along and hear what we've been doing, and join us for some lunch. If you are interested in joining the Governance Board we have a couple of openings. You can call us on 098371471 for more info on what's involved. Hope to see you on the 26th :)

18/02/2023

Join us on Tuesday for the FREE Slow Cooking on a Budget class where we will be making Peach Cobbler! Then take it home, turn it on, and a delicious dessert will be ready for you and/or your family that evening. All resources provided... bring your slow cooker if you have one, or borrow one for the series of classes from our kitchen appliance library. You can book here: https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/

18/09/2022

We are very excited to begin our new FREE Plant Based Cooking Series tomorrow where we make Asian Inspired Fresh and Cooked Vegetarian Rolls and a Dipping Sauce from scratch... bring along a container and take what you have made home... dinner for tomorrow night sorted! And on Wednesday a Brewing Inu Hauora (Kombucha) Course... Starter Scoby and all cooking ingredients provided :) You can book for free here:
https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/

02/02/2022

FREE Beginners Crochet Workshop via zoom on Wednesday 9 February 2022, 10:30am-12.00pm. All resources provided via click and collect prior to the class. You can register here:
https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/

FREE Beginners Crochet Workshop via zoom on Wednesday 9 February 2022, 10:30am-12.00pm. All resources provided via click and collect prior to the class.
Join us for this FREE workshop to learn basic crocheting in a fun and friendly online Zoom environment. Crochet is a useful skill to make your own blankets, cotton dish cloths, makeup removers and Christmas gifts. The possibilities are endless...

What you will need for this project:
• A crochet hook (5.5)
• Two balls of 8 ply wool of contrasting colours
• Or why not repurpose a woollen garment

Duration: 3 weeks, Wednesday mornings

Starts: Wednesday 9 February 2022, 10:30am-12.00pm
Where: via Zoom
Cost: FREE

Registration required.

Phone 837 1471 or email [email protected] for more information.

Click and Collect:

3,7 & 8 February, 9.30am-2.00pm

Crochet hook, wool and pattern.

19/12/2021

Today (Monday 20 December 11am - 3pm) all clothes are FREE at WEST Dressed - 9 Henderson Valley Rd. Clothes are bagged into sizes and genders (babies, toddlers, kids, and mens and womens). Come on down and let us know what gender and sizes you are after and get a bag or 2 for free. There are plenty of bags available. WEST Dressed is closing so all bags include new donations as well. Pop on down for contactless pick up.

02/12/2021

When we open again in term one everyone coming to classes and groups at the main WEST Community Hub building will be required to show their vaccine pass. HOWEVER... we will also have a separate building where we will be running additional classes for those without a vaccine pass. WEST Dressed will not be opening next year as we do not have the volunteers or staff available to run it properly within the Covid19 Protection Framework (traffic light system) rules in red or orange. Until next term we will continue to run our classes online so that everyone can continue to participate. We value each and every one of you and we will do our best to make sure you can all access our classes (via zoom and in our separate hubs) in 2022.

25/11/2021

Join us for the online Rongoa Maori class. You can register here: https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/
Learn the basics of Rongoa (herbal medicine) in this three week short course. Each week you will learn about different rakau (native plants & herbs). You will learn how to make a wairakau (tea), infused oil or pani (balm) and understand the healing qualities of each of the rakau.

Learn to recognise different rakau (native plants and herbs)
• Learn how different rakau can be used
• Make a rakau infused oil
• Prepare a wairakau (tea)
• Understand the different methods of making traditional pani (balms) and their uses

Duration: 3 weeks, Monday mornings
When: 29 November, 1 & 6 December 10.00am- 12.00pm
Where: via Zoom
Cost: FREE
Registration required

Join us for the online Rongoa Maori class. You can register here: https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/
Learn the basics of Rongoa (herbal medicine) in this three week short course. Each week you will learn about different rakau (native plants & herbs). You will learn how to make a wairakau (tea), infused oil or pani (balm) and understand the healing qualities of each of the rakau.

Learn to recognise different rakau (native plants and herbs)
• Learn how different rakau can be used
• Make a rakau infused oil
• Prepare a wairakau (tea)
• Understand the different methods of making traditional pani (balms) and their uses

Duration: 3 weeks, Monday mornings
When: 29 November, 1 & 6 December 10.00am- 12.00pm
Where: via Zoom
Cost: FREE
Registration required.

23/11/2021

Crochet packs for next Tuesday's Beginners Crochet Zoom workshop all ready for click and collect pick up :)

Join us for this FREE workshop to learn basic crocheting in a fun and friendly online Zoom environment. Crochet is a useful skill to make your own blankets, cotton dish cloths, makeup removers and Christmas gifts. The possibilities are endless...
You can book here: https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/
What you will need for this project:
• A crochet hook (5.5)
• Two balls of 8 ply wool of contrasting colours
• Or why not repurpose a woollen garment

Duration: One session

Starts: Tuesday 30 November 2021, 10:30am-12.00pm
Where: via Zoom
Cost: FREE

Registration required.

Phone 837 1471 or email [email protected] for more information.

Click and Collect:

26 & 29 November, 10.30am-12.00pm

Crochet hook, wool and pattern

21/11/2021

Join us for this FREE workshop to learn basic crocheting in a fun and friendly online Zoom environment. Crochet is a useful skill to make your own blankets, cotton dish cloths, makeup removers and Christmas gifts. The possibilities are endless...
You can book here: https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/
What you will need for this project:
• A crochet hook (5.5)
• Two balls of 8 ply wool of contrasting colours
• Or why not repurpose a woollen garment

Duration: One session

Starts: Tuesday 30 November 2021, 10:30am-12.00pm
Where: via Zoom
Cost: FREE

Registration required.

Phone 837 1471 or email [email protected] for more information.

Click and Collect:

26 & 29 November, 10.30am-12.00pm

Crochet hook, wool and pattern

09/11/2021

FREE Brewing Kombucha (Homemade Iced Tea) Workshop via Zoom. Register here: https://www.west.org.nz/what-we-do/west-becoming-financially-fit/

Have you been noticing a certain drink becoming popular lately on the shelves of your local supermarkets or Fast Food Outlets? The Kombucha tea is thought to be an Eastern brew dating back hundreds of years and is now making a comeback in stores. Make your own homemade Kombucha drink and gain the skills to create enough for the whole family for a fraction of the cost of store bought.

Understand the method of making homemade Kombucha Iced Tea.
Know what you are brewing instead of purchasing bottled, sugary processed kombucha drinks.
Take home some resources to brew at home.

When: Wednesday 17 November 2021, 10.30am - 12:00pm
Where: via Zoom
Cost: FREE, Registration required.

Scobie and print out of information to be click and collected.

Click and Collect scoby and print out of information from WEST Community Hub,

9 Henderson Valley Road: 15 & 16 November, 10.30am-12.00pm

22/09/2021

18/08/2021

WEST Dressed and WEST Community Hub are closed during Alert Level 4 and all classes have been postponed until further notice. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all when we open again.