Woodworkers are usually responsible for the demise of trees, but on Sunday a group of Men's Shed members were responsible for creating some, of the Christmas variety, to be used as part of Wairarapa Christmas festivities.
Twelve flat-pack plywood Christmas trees were commissioned by Connecting Communities, (formerly Masterton Safe and Healthy Community Council) as part of its 12 Nights of Christmas programme and were cut out at Henley Men's Shed on Sunday.
Sandy Ryan, manager of Connecting Communities and Community Development Officer with the Masterton District Council, was on hand to check out progress. She talked about exciting new plans for the 12 Nights of Christmas, including an international sensation known as Yarn Bombing.
Call it Graffiti for Grans if you like. It involves people knitting, knotting, crocheting or otherwise covering in bright yarns structures such as telephone boxes, power poles, statues and even parked cars.
"It's all about getting people to participate," said Sandy. And unlike regular graffiti yarn bombing is easily removed after the event.
