Eighteen talented sculptors will be taking part in the 2018 Rotorua Sculpture Symposium. Each of the sculptors will spend ten days carving and sculpting pieces relating to this year’s symposium theme Ngā Wai o Rotorua – The Waters of Rotorua. The sculptors, from New Zealand and around the world, choose the material they carve with from Oamaru stone, Taranaki andesite or macrocarpa, with some combining several of the materials into their final design. The Symposium opens on Friday 16 November and carvers work through the weekend and following week to complete their sculptures. On Sunday 25 November tools are laid down and judging begins for the Supreme Award winner who receives $10,000. The winning piece becomes a permanent part of Rotorua’s public art collection. The remaining artworks will be placed in the Sulphur Lake Sculpture Trail for people to enjoy for years to come. More information on Facebook.

We are a tiny school with a big heart - this is our Spring Fair. We're planning an Umu (Tongan version of a Hangi), carnival games, international food, cafe, plant stall, cake stall, garage sale, crafts including soy candles, beeswax wraps and handmade jewellery, prints, an art exhibition, live music, bouncy castle, performances and hopefully some really good coffee! More stalls are being added all the time. Come and do some Christmas shopping, play some games, grab a bit of dinner and relax with your family. This is a cash-only event - we don't have Eftpos. If you've been curious about Bethlehem College Chapman as a school - this is a great chance to get the inside scoop - have a look around, meet some school families and see what we're about. The Fair will go ahead rain or shine! We have a big gymnasium as Plan B if the weather doesn't co-operate.

Get a team together or come along on the night and join in. Come along for a fun evening of fun, prizes, food and entertainment!