Clean out your garage at the Holyrood Haul Away, and enjoy an outdoor movie in the park!

Join us for a family-friendly socially distant event, and get a new community league membership!

Our annual big bin event is back, bring your large items for disposal from 10am – 2pm! There will be two 30cu yd bins available in the north parking lot for furniture and other large items. You need a community league membership, which will be available to purchase at the event. Masks & gloves are obligatory, you are responsible for loading your items into the bin, please wait in your car until you are flagged forward for your turn.

Please Bring: couches, chairs, sports equipment, household construction items, other household furniture items that are too large for curbside pickup.

Please do not bring: We ask that there be no white goods (appliances), electronics, mattresses, household hazardous materials (paint, propane), commercial construction materials, batteries or tires.

OUTDOOR MOVIES
Moana: 3-5pm
Princess Bride: 7-9pm

We have measured out spaces in the park behind SEESA for each family to set up their blankets/chairs, if you’re bringing chairs, please sit toward the back and leave the front spaces for blankets. Follow the marked directional arrows when seating your family. Pack it in, pack it out, please take all of your garbage with you. Masks are recommended, as is hand sanitizer if you need to use the port-a-potty. Donations for the food bank will be accepted on-site! This is an outdoor event, please dress for the weather.

Attendees of both outdoor movie screenings will be asked to provide contact information for contact tracing in-case of COVID-19 exposure. Arrive early to get a good spot and have your information recorded. Please be respectful of community league volunteers and your fellow neighbours, and maintain a 2m distance from other attendees.

Please DO NOT attend any of these events if you have a cough, runny nose, fever, rashes, or any other COVID-19 symptoms. If you have been out of the country in the past 14 days, have had contact with any who has, or is suspected of having COVID-19, please stay at home. Masks & gloves are obligatory if you are attending the Big Bin event.

“Holyrood How-To”: The AGM

1. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 28th – 7 pm.
2. Click on the following link to prompt RingCentral to download to your computer.
3. https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/8027497947
4. Peruse our fascinating literature:
   • Annual General Report
   • Financial Report
   • 2021/22 Budget
5. Tell your neighbours about the AGM and forward this page to anyone who is interested!
6. Consider joining our Social Committee, or filling one of our vacant board positions. We are currently recruiting for the following board positions: Vice-President, Sports & Fitness Director, Memberships Director, Civics Director, Community Garden Chairperson, and finally, Events Director. See here for more info or email Larissa at president@holyroodcommunity.org.
7. Pop your popcorn, get your drinks & snacks ready early on April 28th.
8. Log on to RingCentral and enter meeting code 802 749 7947
9. Use the link on the agenda to register for your free membership!
10. Help elect our new board for 2021/22.
11. Log off by 9:00 pm, knowing you’ve supported your league and helped make Holyrood even better by your participation!

Come and make some new little friends! The Holyrood Community Playgroup offers great socialization for kids and caregivers and runs every Thursday at the First Church of God (9224 82 St NW) from 9-11am.

In general, community playgroups help to improve emotional wellbeing, physical health, capacity and independence, create more engaged education experiences, and reduce isolation for both parents and children while increasing social inclusion. Playgroups are great support moms suffering from PPD or who are in that new parent fog and need to get out of the house, but without pressure or expectations.

Some benefits of joining or attending a community playgroup include:

• FREE open play environment
• local/close to home
• meet your neighbours in a relaxed atmosphere,
• caregivers support
• casual & informal, there is no commitment – drop in when it works for you

It is already time to start planning and registering for the upcoming outdoor season. Please see HERE for more information.

REGISTRATION: Wednesday February 12th 6:00 – 8:30PM at the Rink Shack (9411 Holyrood Rd.)

Note, you must register in your home community (Feb 12th for Holyrood Community League members) or at the zone-wide registration dates at Bonnie Doon Mall.

Keep an eye on the Green Shack in Holyrood Park, as we get ready for their winter opening!

The Winter Green Shack will run from Saturday, February 1 to Wednesday, February 26.

• Monday/Wednesday 3:30-6:00 pm
• Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 pm

The Winter Green Shack is for children aged 6-12 (children under the age of 6 are welcome but must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times) and will include cooperative games, outdoor cooking, sports, crafts, music, theatre, nature and imaginative play.

Front Yards in Bloom: Winterscapes Photo Contest is back from January 12 – February 17, 2020!

With all the beautiful snow that has fallen in Edmonton, there are a lot of opportunities to have fun and enjoy the beauty outside, just remember to bundle up!!  This contest is a chance to spread the winter cheer to your neighbors by participating in the Front Yards in Bloom: Winterscapes contest.

There are three categories to promote winter engagement in our City. Whether it’s a Winter Garden, Winter Art or a Winter Playscape, let your imagination run wild!

Here is how to participate:
Step 1: Create a Winterscape  
Step 2: Take a photo
Step 3: Submit the photo! You can submit as part of your local school, community league, workplace or solo. You can also submit on behalf of a group or for a neighbour! 

The intake forms will be open from January 12th to February 27th on the Winterscapes website. Prizes will be drawn each week for submissions.  The top Winterscapes winners will be recognized at the Edmonton in Bloom Awards!

HOLYROOD RINK IS OPEN

Rink hours are:
Sunrise to 9pm

Please note: outdoor rinks are CLOSED when the weather is warmer than 5ºC or colder than -20ºC. Keep your eyes on social media for notices of closures due to weather or ice conditions. The rink shack is closed until further notice

DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER, WINTERFEST HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED UNTIL FEBRUARY 8th, 2020. SPREAD THE WORD!

Join the HCL and SEESA for the 2nd Annual Holyrood Winter Fest & SEESA’s 40th Anniversary!

The Holyrood Community League and SEESA apologize for the delay due to weather, but the new date has been set! On February 8th, 4 – 8 PM, come out with the entire family and enjoy a colourful winter party with your neighbours. Admission is FREE! There will be indoor & outdoor activities including:

• Live music in the SEESA gym (4:15-6:15)
• Unveiling of woodcutting honouring SEESA’s 40th Anniversary (6:15)
• Free line dancing with instruction (6:15-7:30) Beginner level & All ages!
• Indoor crafts (4-6)
• Outdoor crafts/Winterscape sculptures (4-8)
• Horse drawn sleigh rides (4-7pm)
• Ice skating, s’mores and bonfires (4-8)
• An 8pm grande finale with fireworks! 
• Food will be provided FREE in the cafeteria (4-7:30) compliments of the Foresters
• Bring cash for the 50/50 draw (7:30) and the cash bar (4-8)

If you would like to participate in the outdoor craft & winterscape building, please feel free to freeze coloured blocks and bring them with you to the event. Please feel free to freeze items of any size or shape! Some ideas include: balloons (both round or long), jugs, tetra packs, milk cartons, pie places, bowls, rubber gloves, jello molds, etc. The more creative the shapes, the better, we will put them to good use while creating interactive sculptures! We are also looking for clean, dry tin cans of any size, with the lids removed, and clean, dry pancake syrup bottles (with the lid).