Dinner by the river to return

The combined Warkworth Lions and Warkworth Rotary Riverside Dinner event will return to Warkworth on March 17 next year.

The feast will get going at 6.30pm by the Mahurangi River at the Wharf Street car park and will raise money for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust and Mahurangi River Restoration Trust.

Warkworth Lions fundraising manager Peter Henderson feels the two trusts selected are of great benefit to the Warkworth area.

“Some incidents show that we would be helpless without the rescue helicopter and the river dredging work will see a visible improvement,” Peter says.

The event will be held on St Patrick’s Day and will feature an Irish-themed dinner and entertainment.

The Jane Gifford will also be moored alongside the event and an auction run.

This year the event was moved to the New World underground car park, but still raised $18,000 with 230 people attending.

“Next year we are hoping for better weather, and if we get that, hopefully 400 people will show up.”