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Crowds lined the footpaths of Matheson and Station Roads for the annual Wellsford Santa Parade on Saturday, November 25.
The parade was organised by Wellsford Plus with sponsorship from the Rodney Local Board and Wharehines, as well as other local businesses.
Spokesperson Rachel Ravenscroft described the day as “fantastic”.
“The weather was perfect and the floats were awesome,” she said. “It was a really fun community day involving schools and kindergartens, sports clubs, businesses, emergency services and service clubs.”
Rachel paid tribute to the creativity that went into the design and construction of the floats and costumes, which made judging the winners a tough job.
Eventually, Wellsford Hammer Hardware was awarded overall winner, with Tauhoa School taking out the children’s section and the Wellsford Volunteer Fire Brigade winning the community section.
Rachel thanked the community, and especially Santa, for turning up and making the day such a success.
