The Welcome Bags
New to Lyttelton? Know someone who is?
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Welcome to Lyttelton
What’s a Welcome Bag?
It’s a handmade bag full of local goodies hand-delivered to the door to welcome people to their new home and provide a connection to our community.
We love the Lyttelton community and want all new residents to love it too.
What's in a Welcome Bag
Run by volunteers, The Welcome Bag is handmade from beautiful cotton and contains..
local information
bus and ferry timetables, maps of Lyttelton
details about local organisations and community groups, how to become a Time Bank member, how to sign up for the Veggie Bags,an invitation to join us at the Community Garden and the Garage Sale.
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seeds from the Community Garden,
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local baking,
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and any other goodies or useful information we can get our hands on!
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Keen to provide a warm welcome?
So get in touch if you are:
a new resident or know someone who is,
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a local business or local group keen to contribute or support The Welcome Bags,
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someone wanting to help with bag stitching, baking, or helping out with coordination and deliveries.
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“Cumulatively small decisions, choices, actions, make a very big difference” Jane Goodall
Connect With Us
Contact Us
Office hours Wed-Friday 9am-4pm
54a Oxford Street
Lyttelton 8841 NZ
+64 (3) 328 9243
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Project Lyttelton is a registered charity (registration number CC26725)
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Design © 2021 Moontoon Publishing : Photos courtesy of Gill Taylor, Sabin Halloway