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Towns and villages throughout Mahurangi will be ablaze with festive lights this winter, if an idea from organiser Murray Chapman takes off.
He’s organising the first Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights, which will be held from Friday, July 13 to Sunday, July 15 in the middle of the winter school holidays. He says the aim is to get local communities working together to bring people into the region during the quiet off-season, and he is setting up a regional working group to make it happen.
“Nothing much happens in this area in winter time, so we’re trying to bring a bit of life to the place,” he says. “We want as many people to light their businesses up with Christmas lights as possible, in Warkworth, Matakana, Snells Beach, Leigh, all over.
“We’d like each town and area to do something, but working together so we’re not competing. The major thing is to do something as an area, as a whole – we need to work together.”
As well as the festive lights, Mr Chapman is looking at bringing a portable ice rink to Warkworth and “four or five truckloads of snow” for children to play in. Other ideas include musical entertainment, winter markets, mulled wine and community dinners.
If anyone has any ideas to contribute, Murray can be contacted on 0274 966550 or murray@onewarkworth.co.nz.
