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The future of Warkworth’s A&P show is looking more secure, after several new people volunteered their services at the society’s annual meeting last month.
They came forward after chairman Allan Barber voiced fears in Mahurangi Matters that the historic show could fold after 153 years unless new blood was found to replace executive members planning to retire next year (MM June 15).
“We’ve now got four new people on the committee and others keen to help and they all expressed interest as a result of the article,” he said.
“It’s great, we’re going full steam ahead now.”
The influx of volunteers could also see the reinstatement of the cattle section at the 2021 show, as one new committee member, Courtney Davies, has agreed to step in as the new section steward. Courtney breeds pedigree Ayrshire cattle at her Dairy Flat home and works as administration, logistics and programme support manager for BLAKE, the Sir Peter Blake environmental trust. She was also the youngest person to be elected to the executive board of the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand.
The other new committee members are Carl King, who keeps goats on his Warkworth lifestyle property, is chair of the Federated Farmers goat group and general manager of EnviroNZ’s Hampton PARRC landfill and speciality transport; Karen Black of Warkworth, who runs her own bookkeeping business and ran a major annual truck and machinery show in Kumeu and Pukekohe from 2016 to 2019; and registered valuer and Warkworth Rodney Local Board member Tim Holdgate, who has a lifestyle block near Matakana.
The elected executives for the 2021 Warkworth A&P Show are: Patron Ian Ferguson, president Warren Churches, chairman Allan Barber, treasurer Vanessa Barber, secretary Penny Webster. Committee members are Jenny Ferguson, Malcolm Webster, Gaelene Dorreen, Courtney Davies, Carl King, Karen Black and Tim Holdgate. Section Heads: Indoor Louise Graham, shearing Neil Sidwell, woodchopping Paul Norris/Robert Brown/Mike Paddison, and cattle Courtney Davies.
The A&P Society will be holding a movie night fundraiser at the Matakana Cinemas on October 12.
Tickets to a special screening of Death on the Nile will cost $30, which includes a drink from The Vintry, the movie and spot prizes.
The 2021 Warkworth A&P Show will be held on Saturday, March 20 at the Showgrounds.
Info: warkworthshow.co.nz
