A&P 150th: Memorabilia search

Look in the cupboard, under the bed and under Grandma, if necessary, because the Warkworth A&P Society is on the hunt for lost memorabilia.

Mahurangi will celebrate the show’s 150th year next January and a bumper programme of events and activities is planned.

There will also be an exhibition charting the show’s history.

Society secretary Marjorie Blythen says she would love people who have certificates, trophies, cups, ribbons and other memorabilia to get in touch.

“We only want to borrow the mementos for the weekend of the show,” she says. “But the more we have, the better the exhibition will be.

“A few years ago, a cup was retrieved and returned from a rubbish dump in Napier. We were very grateful to the person who took the time to send it back. We’re not expecting everyone to go rummaging through the tip, but it would be great if they could look in their photograph albums and cupboards for anything A&P related.”

The society is also interested to hear stories from people who have memorable show experiences.

If you have memorabilia, contact Marjorie on 425 8258.

If you have stories about past shows that you would like to share, they can be emailed to gm@localmatters.co.nz or posted to: Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth 0941.