July Events

 July 2011 Events               

Wed 6^th           Film: Jackie Brown(15): 7pm American crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Thurs 7^th         Woolcraft: 1-4pm Knitting and crafts group.

Sat 9^th             Jumble Sale at Poolewe Hall: 10am-5pm All day jumble with refreshments available. Proceeds to Poolewe Primary Eco Group. For more info on how to donate items or request a free stall please see event poster or contact us on the number above.

Wed 13^th         Film: Breakfast at Tiffany’s: 7pm A classic film with the timeless elegance of Audrey Hepburn.

Thurs 14^th       Beginners Patchwork Class: 11am-1pm Run by Linda Bartlett. Max 6 people, materials provided by The Greenhouse, £5 per person.

                        Craft group coffee afternoon: 1.30pm Do you bake/paint/sew or anything else inbetween? Come along to our first meeting and meet a network of people with similar interests.

Sat 16^th           Creative Book Making: 10am-1pm Run by Lesley Tidmarsh. Max 4 people, all materials provided, £20 per person.

Tues 19^th         Drawing Class: 6-8pm Improve your drawing skills, £5 per person.

Wed 20^th         Talk&Film- ‘The Cove’: 7pm Come and share a passion for dolphins and other marine mammals with Elsa Panciroli of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, WDCS. She will be giving a presentation about their behaviour, protection and threats from fishing and captivity both here in Scotland and around the world. Her talk is followed by the moving, ‘Bond-style’ thriller documentary about dolphin drive-hunting; ‘The Cove’. Free tea/coffee + nibbles provided.

Thurs 21^st        Woolcraft: 1-4pm Knitting and crafts group.

Fri 22^nd            Swishing: 7pm Rescheduled clothing swap, see posters for details.

Tues 26^th         Drawing Class: 6-8pm Improve your drawing skills, £5 per person.

Wed 27^th         Film: Mongol(15):7pm Film recounting the early life of Genghis Khan.

Thurs 28^th       Walk&Talk, Non-Native Invasive Aliens: 2-4pm A second chance to join Meryl and Lynn on a wildlife walk examining the history and future of non-native invasive species in the area.

Sat 30^th           Café Open Mic Ceilidh Day Originally, a ceilidh was a social gathering of any sort, and did not necessarily involve dancing. Come along and share your stories, poems and ballads to our friendly café audience.

Every Tuesday from 10.30am-12.30pm we have a work club Upstairs. An

informal place to boost your confidence and help you find a job. All welcome.

Too much going on to keep track!

Hello patient Greenhouse followers!

Firstly i am terribly sorry about my lack of posting. As usual the ever changing nature of the shop has made it very difficult to establish a set routine, but as of a few weeks ago i am now in the office for 14hrs a week and one of my tasks is to keep this up to date, so you can all monitor me and make sure im doing my job correctly...damn! :-P

As most of you are aware, The Greenhouse has come on leaps and bounds since we opened in November. We have managed to fill what we first saw as a neverending space and have now opened up a large section of the upstairs as well as providing an outdoor eating area complete with canopy and garden!

We have also had a mention in Ross Life magazine where they have described Dave to a tea!

 

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Also, when tidying up the office, i came across an old photo taken inside the shop in 1981 which is quite interesting, maybe it will bring back some memories for people.

Well, thats about all for today. Look out for our take on a Royal Wedding window display next week!

Not really our 'thing' but hey, might as well hop on the band wagon! 

Mary-Anne x

 

Hello

Ok, its offical, here is the new blog for The Greenhouse community shop in Dingwall.  For those who have found this through facebook, you would have been familiar with the Redress page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Redress.reclaimedclothing.modern.vintage a chance to view latest stock and new ways of wearing them. This blog is where we hope to recreate that Redress magic with added extras like non clothing items and random musings of shop life.

For those of you completely new to us, here is who we are and what we do :)

The Greenhouse Project is a not for profit business that seeks to invest all profit into social, community and environmental projects in Dingwall and the surrounding areas.

We are completely self funded and have never taken any form of grants or other funding. We are also  highly committed to recycling and being a centre for information.

The project consists of one shop: The Greenhouse, we have a bookshop, local crafts section, bric a brac, toys, Eco-friendly goods, furniture, modern and vintage clothing and textiles.  We also have our community gathering space 'UPstairs' for music, films, arts&crafts, whatever is needed! The shop relies on donations from our community.We are not just a charity shop, we are a community shop. We hope to be a place of opportunity and your ideas are always welcome.

 Since moving to our new shop on the High Street in November 2010 everything has been pretty hectic. It's a big shop, it is a large area to keep stocked up and there is  a lot of walking up and down to be done! Previously Pat J Mackenzies, a gentleman's outfitters for 50 or so years the building is full of lovely old wooden fittings and antique glass cabinets, it is also complete with creaky floors and strange little doors leading to various places! We love all of this, it is what gives the shop a bit of character and fits in with our ethos of reuse, recycle and breaking from the norm.

Now i better get back to my paperwork and turn the Frank Sinatra record over on the record player.