Spring into Tawa 2003

Saturday, 6th September 2003, 9am-1pm
At the Main Road shops, Tawa

The day before was cold, wet and miserable and the forecast wasn't too promising for the Saturday morning. 'Spring into Tawa Market Day' was scheduled to proceed regardless of the weather. At least many of the stallholders would've been under shop verandahs and therefore out of the rain. But a grotty day would have kept the punters away (so to speak) and kind of spoiled the occasion.

As it turned out, the day started off somewhat grey with a hint of precipitation in the air (which means it was close to raining), but it did steadily improve. By mid-morning the sun was out and so were the crowds. With virtually no wind (we've had more than one windy Market Day in the past), we really couldn't have asked for much better weather for early spring!

This collection of photos features most of the stalls on the day and many of those who took part in some way (young and old, as well as the crew from the radio station 95.7 The Generator - the life of the party), making this year's Market Day another roaring success.

1. Girls' Brigade
2. Longview Rest Home
3. Girl Guides
4. Weet-Bix eating competition
(click here) for newspaper article
5. Fire engine (and volunteer firefighters?)
6. Tawa Ratepayers' Association display
7. Stalls (early on) in the Plaza
8. Balloon-shaving competition

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9. Waving to the traffic
10. Potential customers perusing the merchandise
11. Greenacres School
12. St Francis Xavier School
13. Another round of balloon-shaving
14. Presentation to the balloon-shaving winner
15. Tawa-Linden Care & Craft Centre
16. A ride in the police car

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17. More potential customers perusing the merchandise
18. The Plaza area
19. The Minute Men in action
20. Plunket stall
21. Girl Guides' hot dogs
22. Dishing one up
23. Tawa College girls' soccer fundraising
24. Devouring-the-jelly competition

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25. Guides advertising their wares
26. Harold the giraffe and friends
27. 'Paint your own face' competition
28. Choosing a winner
29. Hector and friend
30. Highland pipe band
31. More pipe band
32. U3A 'marching girls'

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33. 'Transfer the M & Ms' competition
34. The only sausage stand (in front of the Salvation Army)
35. Craft display (inside the Salvation Army building)
36. More craft display
37. Announcing the colouring-competition winners
38. Drawing a winner for the main competition prize
39. Those who didn't win a prize
40. We'll be happy anyway

This was the competition form [click to enlarge]