"Spring into Tawa" Market Day takes place in the vicinity of Tawa Plaza and the Main Road shops each September. It's an occasion for the community to come out to spend up large at the many and varied stalls, and to enjoy the entertainment on offer.

The weather in the days leaving up to this year's event had been rather miserable with rain and strong winds. Because the forecast for the Saturday wasn't much better, we made the decision to go to our "wet weather plan" which was to move a certain number of stalls inside the new supermarket complex. The rain stayed away mostly but the inclement weather meant that the Red Hackle Pipe Band made the decision to cancel their performance. Fortunately a good crowd turned up to support the 60+ stallholders.

Entertainment was provided by students from the NZ Radio Training School 'hosting' the event, Tawa Music Festival singers performing two items in advance of the "Tawa Goes to Town" concert at the Michael Fowler Centre three days later, dancing girls from the Hayley Johnson Academy of Dance, Harry the Clown, Geronimo Stilton and Morris Dancers. The local Fire Brigade had vehicles parked across the road and a couple of police officers mingled with the crowds for a considerable time.

Our thanks go to all those who participated in any way, including the many stallholders and the hundreds of customers who purchased their wares. All up, another very successful occasion.

1.  AFS table and students
2.  Haircraft Centre butterfly designs
3.  Geronimo Stilton and friend
4.  Hampton Hill School stall

5.  Tawa Union Church stall;
      House of Grace Youth barbecue behind
6.  Hayley Johnson Academy of Dance performance
7.  Craft stalls inside
8.  Tawa College China Trip fundraiser

9.  NZ Radio Training School students
10.  Inside the fire truck
11.  Posing with the fire crew
12.  Customer browsing at Erin's stall

13.  Plant stall
14.  Morris Dancers admiring their colleague
15.  Curry's Zaika hot food
16.  Pandan Asian hot food

17.  Cameron Harrison Butchery barbecue
18.  Wellington 614 Youth stall
19.  Chinese cooking demonstration
20.  Tui Park Kindergarten

21.  Creative Buttonz stall
22.  Fire trucks and Community Patrol car
23.  Sampling of Tawa Music Festival singers
24.  Onlookers

25.  Tawa-Linden Plunket Toy Library's bouncy castle
26.  Tawa Central Kindergarten
27.  Crowds outside Main Road shops
28.  Obtaining a green lighning streak