Help celebrate Bastille Day in Howick Village – Times

By Katie Treneman, Interim Village Manager, Howick Village Association

There’s lots happening in Howick! We are celebrating Bastille Day in the market this weekend.

Our stall holders will be dressed up with themed stalls. Enjoy French cakes, French hotdogs, and lots of French products. We have a limited number of Baguettes to give away.

Don’t forget the Rotary Club of Howick’s Bookarama 4 Kids and Teens is on 10am–4pm July 10-12 in the Howick War Memorial Hall building, and Poppies is hosting Live Chess at 10.30 am this Saturday, July 13.

Uxbridge Arts and Culture is hosting its 18th Estuary Art and Ecology Awards exhibition until the end of August.

We hope you’re all enjoying the Matariki Flags showcasing the work of Mellons Bay and Owairoa students. Use the QR code on each lamppost to access the details of the designs and artwork.

Have you or anyone you know registered for the Howick HOP yet?

Planning is well under way for our renowned event on Saturday, October 12, 9am-2.30pm. We’ve currently received well over 100 early registrations.

Do you know of an amazing group in your school or community group that would be interested in performing at our Christmas Fair event on Friday, November 15, 2024?

We’re looking for musicians/dancers/entertainers who’d like to showcase their talents to our community during our Christmas event.

This is a great opportunity for your school/group to be recognised and promote the wonderful talent we have in east Auckland.

We’re so fortunate to have so many wonderful community groups that contributed and helped make our Eco Day so successful again this year.

Gerald Patterson, our chairman, finished his fundraising for Motor Neuron Disease NZ ride ending in Central Park, New York, two weeks ago.

The ride had many highlights but the greatest was the ride into Central Park on the last day.

After ferrying from New Jersey to midtown Manhattan they were met by some riders from the NYPD cycling team and they, along with several motorbikes and cars, escorted the team of riders to Central Park.

They didn’t have to stop at any intersections as the cars blocked the streets to give them a clear run.

A lot of people on the pavements wondering what was happening with the cyclists, including police, riding through red traffic lights.

Gerald wishes to thank all who donated to MNDNZ over the past few months.

The contributions are greatly appreciated. It’s pleasing to advise they achieved their goal and raised $51,705.