Check out what's happening locally in our community groups, schools, churches, gold coin donation events and fundraising.

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529 Garage

529 Garage helps the cycling community to reduce bike theft. You can register bike details and serial numbers, in the event your bike is stolen you can notify the 529 Garage community by creating an alert. Then if the thief tries to sell the stolen bike, potential buyers can search 529 Garage to check if the bike is stolen. This will help to deter thieves as they find they have a much smaller market to sell to. Members of the 529 Garage community and Police can check bikes and if they are stolen, notify the owner and reunite them with their bike.

Bike registration is free and a 529 Shield sticker is an optional, tamper-resistant, weather-resistant decal that has a unique, seven-character ID code. It adds an extra identifier and layer of protection for your bike. The 529 Shield sticker can be purchased from all good bike stores, we recommend you put one on your bike in a visible location. Always report bike thefts to Police, if the theft is happening now call 111 otherwise call 105 or go online to 105.police.govt.nz.

Bicycle registration for the life of your bike | 529 Garage (project529.com)

105 Police Non-Emergency | New Zealand Police

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Nelson Public Library

To help customers feel more comfortable about visiting the library and knowing what to expect, staff have created a social story around visiting the Pop-up Library. This is a visual guide of visiting the library (aimed at children but appropriate for all) so people with hypersensitive conditions such as anxiety, ASD, dementia and other neurodiverse conditions know what to expect before visiting. It highlights things like bright spaces, overwhelming carpet patterns, how to behave in the different areas, and what is available inside to support their visit.

It can be found on our website here -http://www.nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/whats-on/library-news/social-story/

At the library A social story for the Elma Turner Library http://www.nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/assets/Pop-up-Social-Story-v2.pdf

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