Calling all spring equinox swimmers! Come along in your best swimming costume and join us in celebrating the spring equinox!
The dip in the sea will be followed by a free cup of hot soup for all swimmers and prize giving, plus sausage sizzle for sale.
No registration required, and attendance is free.
Follow this Facebook event for updates; event will only go ahead if Auckland is at Covid Alert Level 1!
For more info contact Amanda on 0211847271.
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/devonport-spring-equinox-swim-tickets-118117519681
Thanks to Donna Gustafson, Amanda French, The Officers Mess, Druid of Devonport, the Devonport Peninsula Trust and the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for bringing the event together.

Bayswater Halloween Trail takes a break for 2020
​Earlier on in the year, the team at Devonport Peninsula Trust needed to make some decisions about the event programme for the coming 2020/2021 season.  After much consideration, it was decided to give the Bayswater Halloween Trail a break this year and we plan to bring it back next year. 

There were a number of reasons that informed our decision. One of the key reasons was the feeling amongst our team to provide a lower key event in a Covid-19 Alert Level 1 environment.  Another key reason is that the Bayswater Halloween Trail depends heavily on the generosity of sponsors, and in the current climate, we did not feel comfortable relying on our supporters in this way.

We want to thank the community for all their wonderful participation in this event and we look forward to bringing it back full steam next year.

Our Winter Fun Preschool Play mornings held at The Rose Centre in Belmont start this month.  Sessions will be held on Friday mornings, 9:30am-11am starting 24 July and continuing until 30 October (including the September/October school holidays). 
The free, casual attendance sessions are the perfect way to keep little ones active and socialised during the colder, wetter months.  Caregiver supervision is required, and extra precaution is being taken at Covid-19 Alert Level 1. Please visit our website for more details: www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

During the Covid19 lockdown, Trevor Villers local photographer has been around taking photos of our very quiet and peaceful Devonport. Below is a collage of these special moments, and if you click on "Read more" below, you can view the individual photos one by one. Our big thanks to Trevor for sharing these images with his community.

Learn the simple steps you can take to unite against the virus and slow its spread, see what help is available and get the latest advice and updates at Covid19.govt.nz.
For information on ways to look after your and your families mental wellbeing, how to get financial, accomodation, and other support, download the Welfare Fact Sheet here. 

With the weather still relatively warm and fine, its a great time to spend in your garden at home - whether it be garden beds or a potted balcony garden. We have heard about lots of families getting inventive with ways to keep the kids entertained - old fashioned board games, puzzles, reading and some time on media can help us keep connected to the wider community or be entertained. Below are also some great ideas and resources from around the world that you might find useful (this list gets updated regularly so do pop back here every now and then...):

Primary School Artwork for Aotea Station
City Rail Link is calling on all primary school-aged kids (ages of 5 to 11) from across New Zealand to paint and draw images that will then be fired onto ceramic tiles and used to decorate the CRL Aotea underground station. 
CRL is looking for artwork from kids showing where they'd want to go on a train once the new underground rail project is built. They have some awesome pictures already – from taking a journey to a neighbourhood dairy, to under the sea, to the moon, and even the Eiffel tower. Watch the video below for some inspiration:
https://youtu.be/T9H7P5CK5js

​Free Educational Online Magazine for Kids
This free educational resource from Aquila is full of fun and engaging topics to keep kids busy, entertained and thinking clever clouds! Homeschooling might not seem so scary after all is it? :-)
Visit the online magazine here

With the escalating COVID-19 situation, we have decided to cancel the remaining sessions of Devonport & Bayswater Summer Fun Preschool Play and Kids Athletics.
It is our intention to run a celebratory Kids Athletics session and Summer Fun Preschool Play sessions when it is safe to do so again – hopefully later in the year. We will keep you informed.
For up to date, accurate information about COVID-19 in New Zealand, please visit this website: https://covid19.govt.nz/
Do you need help in self-isolation? Join Facebook group Devonport Self Isolation Support here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1248068392058892/
We are also happy to be a central point of contact for people needing support; phone 445 9533 or email: devonportcommunity@gmail.com
Thank you for your understanding in these challenging times. Stay safe out there everyone and we hope to see you all again soon. The team Devonport Peninsula Trust.

Summer Fun Preschool Play sessions in Devonport and Bayswater and Kids Athletics will continue for now.  
 
Devonport Peninsula Trust is taking the following stepsto mitigate the risk of Coronavirus/COVID-19 spreading:
 
At our community events, we are displaying signage in English and Mandarin that:

• Asks people who have recently travelled outside New Zealand or have been in close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19 to consider a 14 day self-imposed quarantine.
• Asks people who are feeling unwell to please not attend our events
• Provides comprehensive hand-washing instructions.  

 
Our preschool play mornings are located next to Auckland Council public toilets where handwashing facilities are available. We also provide hand-sanitiser on site at all our events.

• Staff who are feeling unwell are asked not to come to work until they are feeling well again and to seek appropriate medical attention.

• We are closely monitoring the Ministry of Health and Auckland Council websites to keep up to date with the latest recommendations on protocol for public gatherings and at workplaces about COVID-19