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The Wellsford Santa Parade and Country Show will be held in conjunction this year, as a new group attempts to breathe new life into the events.
The two events will be held on Saturday November 19 at Centennial Park from 10am to 4pm.
The Santa Parade is being organised by Wellsford Promotions and North Rodney Blue Light.
Wellsford Promotions president Stef Railey says holding the parade on SH1 is no longer sustainable, but she hopes the new arrangement will be better for everyone.
“The shop owners aren’t that keen having the parade on the main street and the traffic is getting busier – last year the marshals were abused by some people who were stuck at the road block,” Stef says. “We thought it was a good idea to bring the event forward and make it better for volunteers and the community.”
The logistics of the parade are still being decided, but it will probably start at the park at about 11.30am, she says.
Country Show committee president Andrew Young says the show has had a couple of tough years, with poor weather and lower turnouts, but the new committee is keen to take the event back to its roots and get more people involved.
“The show made a loss last year and it was looking like it was going to be gone for good, but enough locals have come to rally in support and spread the workload,” Andrew says. “The new committee is a lot bigger now and we’ve got lots of new ideas.”
Highlights will include the Regional Young Farmer Competition, livestock displays, car club display, Sheeplechase sheep racing, have-a-go archery and a racecar simulator.
Mr Young says new sponsors have also been getting on board
“We are calling on people to register for trade displays, food stalls and entertainment.”
Info: wellsfordcountryshow.com or for the Santa Parade contact Stef on wellsfordpromotions@gmail.com or 021 954 241
