Need help walking your dogs? Some days, we just can’t do it all.

Now there is professional help you can call to JVT. Your dog needs two daily strolls around the neighborhood for sure. Why not get a regular dogwalker to make your hectic days a little less crazy and make sure that Fido does not get neglected? Having a late night at the office, going out for a big evening and can’t manage to take your dog on his usual afternoon stroll – just call K9 Central and they’ll come to the rescue for your pooch. 

K9 Central also offers boarding, day care, training and pet grooming. Located in nearby DIP, it’s just a hop, skip and jump away!

Contact: 052 593 0265 or 04 880 2963

Visit the Facebook page for more information on K9 Central.

Join the fun at Splash ‘n Party!
The first 50 people to RSVP from JVT are free guests of The Arbor School !

We are delighted to let our readers know about the upcoming winter vacation camp at Arcadia Preparatory school organized by NYSS Sports. It’s on every morning from 17th-28th December.

To enroll your children, you can download the registration here: NYSS_Winter Camp Form.pdf.

For additional details, contact 04-552-2600 or email fantacy.enriquez@arcadia.sch.ae

Saturday 2nd December from 4pm in District One park 

With our ample backyards, JVT is a great community for gardening.

This is the time of year to get your plants in the ground. This season, I tried to nurture some little seeds and lost more than half my crop. After sowing, some sprouted rather quickly and either I overwatered them or I set them outside too early for the process called ‘hardening off’. I assumed that since we are going from cool A/C to hot outdoors, the process wouldn’t take as long as when you are trying to get the young seedlings accustomed to the cold weather. As well, I discovered that the birds feasted on a few soft sprouts before I realized that I should cover them to save them from these attacks!

I had to resort to buying a few already strong tomato and eggplant potted plants which have acclimated well to the garden over the last two weeks. In a few weeks more, I should be able to transfer the cucumbers, red peppers and green bean plants I started from seed.

Our bokashi composting bin has been giving us a nice rich soil. I do fear, however, that we don’t have enough pollinators to visit our garden due to the regular pesticide spraying around the village. Maybe we can get Nakheel to reduce the poison routine!

Here’s wishing all the gardening villagers a successful and delicious harvest in a few months time.

Share with us your JVT gardening stories or pictures!

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Can you believe that first term at school is over? I can’t ! It seems like we just settled back from the summer.

But, the great news is that more and more is happening right here in JVT. There are new classes on offer and I encourage you all to have a look at the community website page with all the after-school and weekend activities for kids and adults alike. Click here!

The latest addition to after school activities round up is drama classes on Mondays with Ds2dio at Arcadia Preparatory school. Makes me wish I was young again!

The 30×30 challenge is now half completed. I hope alot of villagers are getting in shape. There is an evening walking group that recently got going with the cooler weather. Why not join in! They are happy to welcome the four-legged friends as well. I understand that the Dubai Mums group also does nightly walks. So, there are plenty of ways to be active around the neighborhood.

Are your youngsters in need of an outlet for all their energy?  Why not try the new weekend soccer classes on offer by AC Milan Academy. Not only will your kids learn the skill of the game, they also gain many great life skills as the Milan Club promotes. Other football classes are on offer as well for any day of the week! See the schedule on our Activities Listing for the program of FCBEscola Dubai as well.

Are martial arts your thing?  Judo and Taekwondo classes are offered by Budo Juku at Sunmarke. Shotokan Karate is also on offer right here in JVT with expert Sensei and former UK champion, Alex Gardner. Hoops Basketball has also started new kids classes. Dribbling the ball couldn’t be more fun with the Hoops team!

If you dance to a different drummer, try out The Shiamak Dance Workshop on Tuesdays – Thursday for children, juniors and adults. Their classes are a great means of self expression and a fun way to expend a lot of energy.

Swim classes are on offer by two different clubs at the Sunmarke school. High Performance Swimming is also offering free adult swim for two more weeks during the 30×30 challenge. Don’t miss the opportunity to get some advice on your strokes. Or see what’s on offer with Warriors Swim Club.

You can also avail of chess club and language classes in French, Spanish and Russian from qualifed teachers are all available right here in JVT with Headway Institute.

Details of all the class offerings are posted on the website and community calendar.

Enjoy!

PS – If you’ve got a home or group activity going that is not listed, get in touch! We are happy to mention any activities hosted by residents for free. Let’s get moving JVT!