Float Parade Tonight!! Whoop Whoop

Don't forget everyone that we have our annual Santa's Float Parade taking place tonight - 6.15pm on Princes Street....30 floats and HOURS of hard work!  Come along and bring the family!!!

Tickets for the Greatest Show on Earth - The Christmas Nativity based in a big top circus - are now available...Mark in your diaries for 7.30pm Thursday 25th, Friday 26th and 2pm Saturday 27th November at the Plaza - available from the Putaruru Information Centre and The Plaza - $5 children and $10 adults! DO NOT MISS THIS CHRISTMAS KICK START FOR THE 2010 SEASON! The Christmas Float Parade will be on Friday 10th December this year at 6pm ..........The theme for 2010 is WATER WONDERLAND

DANE RUMBLE and IVY LIES are playing Putaruru!!!!

Summer is around the corner, Christmas and New Year - Say goodbye to 2010 with DANE RUMBLE and IVY LIES - touring Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth and saving the best for last PUTARURU!! :-)

Check it out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123384104386038

Putaruru Christmas 2010

Rehearsals for our Christmas Nativity based in a BIG TOP CIRCUS - the Greatest Show on Earth - are well underway every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday night at the Plaza from 7pm until 9pm...Mark in your diaries for Thursday 25th, Friday 26th and Saturday 27th November at the Plaza - DO NOT MISS THIS CHRISTMAS KICK START FOR THE 2010 SEASON! The Christmas Float Parade will be on Friday 10th December this year at 6pm - 

and look out for a HUGE December surprise.........

Putaruru Business Awards - Saturday 9th October...

Putaruru Business Awards are this Saturday night - 6.30pm at The Club.....Tickets cost $60 inclusive of dinner, 2 bands and John Campbell as a guest speaker...

Axis Duo and Anna Hawkins will be playing this year - so something different for everyone to have a fantastic evening to!

Contact Putaruru Information Centre for details.......883 7284

Sue Nicholson Tickets....

Although Sue's healing sessions have sold out (we are keeping a reserve list!), tickets are available for Sue's live show on Friday 1st October at the Plaza. Tickets are $55 and you can read about her Energy Of Spirit Show HERE - DONT FORGET TO BRING ALONG A PHOTOGRAPH OR PIECE OF JEWELLRY OF A LOVED ONE!

Tickets can be purchased from Putaruru Information Centre or The Plaza if paying by cash, cheque or EFTPOS - for credit card bookings, you can book through iTicket HERE

In addition to Sue's live shows - Sue will also be conducting Level One and Level Two spiritual workshops at the Central North Island Kindergarten Conference Rooms on Glenshea Street in Putaruru. Each day costs $245, and full details of the workshops can be found on Sue's website HERE, and workshops are restricted to 30 per day.

Once again, Tickets can be purchased from Putaruru Information Centre if paying by cash, cheque or EFTPOS - for credit card bookings, you can book through iTicket HERE

Sue Nicholson Healing Sessions Have Sold Out..

Sue Nicholsons healing sessions have sold out....If you would like a healing, and you have missed out, we are running a waiting list should anyone pull out that has a session booked.

Contact - Putaruru Information Centre on 07 883 7284

Sue Nicholson's Healing Sessions Nearly Sold Out!

We only have a few healing sessions left with Sue!

Tuesday 28th September, we have 3pm to 3.30pm - NOW BOOKED

Wednesday 29th September we have the following:

2.15pm - 2.45pm - NOW BOOKED

3pm to 3.30pm NOW BOOKED

3.45pm to 4.15pm NOW BOOKED

4.30pm to 5pm - NOW BOOKED

Each session is $50....

To Book In Contact Annie on 883 7272......

SUE NICHOLSON IS COMING TO PUTARURU!!

Last week, I confirmed Sue Nicholson from Sensing Murder to come to Putaruru at the end of September. In addition to healings and workshops, Sue will be doing a live show on Friday 1st October at the Plaza, and the whole event will take place over 4 days....YAY!

One on one healings will be at the Central North Island Kindergarten rooms on Glenshea Street on Tuesday 28th September AND Wednesday 29th September - healings take around 30 minutes approx and cost $50. Be in quick as the first day is almost booked up!

The live show in the evening of Friday 1st October is $55 per ticket, and this will take place at The Plaza Theatre on Kensington Street.

Sue is also running a Level 1 workshop at the Central North Island Kindergarten rooms on Glenshea Street on Saturday 2nd October - cost $245 bookings limited to 30 people and Level 2 workshop at the Central North Island Kindergarten rooms on Glenshea Street on Sunday 3rd October - cost $245 bookings limited to 30 people.

As Sue has a 2 year wait for private readings, she will NOT be doing any private readings during her time in Putaruru as it would be unfair to those that have been waiting for a considerable amount of time...thank you.

FOR FULL DETAILS CONTACT ANNIE WATERWORTH AT PRIDE IN PUTARURU - 883 7272 OR THE PUTARURU INFORMATION CENTRE ON - 883 7284.

Business Awards Date Is Set!

The date for the 16th Business Awards has been set!

Saturday 9th October will see our Spring Fling Business Awards take place at the Putaruru Club. Our Guest Speaker is John Campbell from TV3's Campbell Live, with covers band Boogie Monsta providing fantastic music to dance the night away. Tickets will cost $60 - inclusive of dinner, and will be available from 1st September - HOWEVER, you can pre-book yours at the Putaruru Information Centre now.......

Business awards 2010

After the success of Peter Kenyon, the team at Pride in Putaruru will be starting the planning for this years annual business awards. This is an event where businesses are congratulated and recognised by the services they provide to members of our community. What is special about how these businesses are placed in their catergories is that it is the community who are the judges. It is a businesses community that make the best judges because many of them use the business more than once and know if the services and customer service is consitent.

The theme for the 2010 Business awards is Spring Fling. After the 2009 business awards where people danced the night away till all hours, we will guarantee that this years promises to be just as great.

Business after 5

Tonight is the meeting of our business network - business after 5.

Tonight focuses on a follow up of Peter Kenyon and looks at the information presented at the business sessions and the issues that were identified at these sessions. The businesses that attend these sessions gained valuable information and were shown examples of struggling businesses that changed their outlook on business matters to turn them into national and international acclaimed and extremely profitable businesses.

Pride in Putaruru encourage all community business owners to join us downstairs at the Putaruru District servies memorial club from 6pm. Don't miss your chance to be part of the process in re-inventing Putaruru.

Peter Kenyon sessions have started the ball rolling!!!!!

The Peter Kenyon conference kicked off on Tuesday 20th April with a Putaruru only session. This session was a cafe style meeting which encouraged all who attend to put forward their thoughts and brain storm ideas with other members of our community. Many positive things happened within this session from identifying their personal thoughts about our community to where they would like to see Putaruru in the future. Throughout the session fantastic and acheivable ideas to drive our community forward were put forward and Pride in Putaruru have recorded all these ideas and the people interested in making these ideas turn into reality.

It was great to see members of our community become excited and inspired at the line 'if its to be its up to me'. One of the key points identified was that many people within Putaruru have a negative outlook towards our community and in order to drive Putaruru forward we need to start talking our town and community up and change it from the inside out. We urge all people within our community to start focusing on all the great phsyical, social and environmental assets we have because Putaruru really has great foundations that we can use to create an awesome town with an awesome reputation.

From Wednesday to Friday, Peter ran 8 more sessions in the areas of building healthy and resilient communities, business and youth. The team at Pride in Putaruru have received many positive and outstanding comments from all who attend with many of the attendees already making huge positive changes to the way they look at things, run their business and interact with people within their own communitites.

The team at Pride in Putaruru would like to thank all that took the opportunity to hear and learn from Peter and encourage others that missed out this time to check out Peter's website at http://www.bankofideas.com.au/. On this site you can find Peters inspiring words and actions and workable tools you can use to make a difference in many areas of not only your community but your life.

Peter Kenyon is nearly here....

Wow - we're all excited about the fact that Peter Kenyon is finally on his way here to Putaruru for almost a week! We've included all of his workshops below and there is something for everyone....Community, Youth, Business and from all walks of life - he was truly the most inspirational speaker that we heard at the Small Towns Conference in Kaiapoi in September 2009!

DO NOT MISS OUT, it really will change the way you look at your community, work with youth - even raising your own children, and the way you do business!

Want to know more about Peter? Check out his website HERE

Check out the full details below of workshops in Putaruru, there are 8 different sessions in total......

Peter Kenyon - Wednesday 21st April 2010 - Session 1 - Business Breakfast - Marketing - Banish The Bland and Dare To Be Different!

Marketing - the most key issue facing any business - get it right & you'll be streets ahead, get it wrong and you could be part of history....Learn some key & innovative ideas that really give you your point of difference! Most importantly - THEY WORK!

Places are limited in these sessions to a maximum of 30 per workshop - so book your place now!

Session 1 is from 7am to 9am in the Pavillion at the Plaza.

Cost is $50 per person inclusive of breakfast.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 1 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Wednesday 21st April 2010 - Session 2 - Building Healthy and Enterprising Communities Part 1 - Taking The Lead...

This session is the first of 2 Community segments. Are you wanting to learn the tools to drive your community or group forward? Peter will cover many forward thinking topics in this segment, giving ideas & inspiration along with actual projects with proven results. A must for any community focussed group or individual.

Prices are $40 per person - 10am - 3pm

Students - $10 per person.

Session times are now from 10.30am - 12 noon, and 1pm - 3pm.

**Please note that the afternoon session times have changed as they were previously 1.30pm to 3pm.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 2 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Wednesday 21st April 2010 - Session 3 - Getting The Tills Ringing

In Session 3, Peter will pass on powerful tools for getting the most out of your business. In the current economic climate, who wouldn't benefit from this workshop!

Session 3 runs from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, and costs $25 per adult and $10 per student.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 3 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Thursday April 22nd 2010 - Session 4 - Business Breakfast - Business Retention and Expansion

Bringing new business into the district is always a bonus to the whole community - but how do we hold onto the ones that are already here trading? In this session, Peter will show how we are all a part of building the economic growth within our own business districts.

Who wouldn't benefit from being in the position to expand our business, or the flow on effect from new business coming into the district - and how would the latter affect you?

Places are limited in these sessions to a maximum of 30 per workshop - so book your place now!

Session 4 is from 7am to 9am in the Pavillion at the Plaza.

Cost is $50 per person inclusive of breakfast.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 4 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Thursday 22nd April 2010 - Session 5 - Building Healthy and Enterprising Communities Part 2 - Including The Small Town Renewal Kit

This session follows on from yesterdays session 'Taking The Lead". Peter will also include in this session the renewal of Hyden - a truly awe inspiring background to a community that took charge of it's own future.....

Prices are $40 per person - 10am - 3pm

Students - $10 per person.

Session times are now from 10.30am - 12 noon, and 1pm - 3pm.

**Please note that the afternoon session times have changed as they were previously 1.30pm to 3pm.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 5 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Thursday 22nd April 2010 - Session 6 - Evening Session - Youth Participation and Empowerment.

In Session 6 - Peter teaches the "Prinicples to Enable Effective Youth Participation" - giving the chance to develop young peoples awareness of the social, political, economic, cultural and personal aspects of the issues affecting them.

This session will benefit Youth, those working in the Youth Sector, and anyone wanting to be involved in the betterment of their community....

Session 6 runs from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, and costs $25 per adult and $10 per student.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 6 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Friday 23rd April 2010 - Session 7 - Business Breakfast - Staff Motivation & Customer Service.

In this session, Peter will give you fantastic insight into staff motivation and customer service - PROBABLY THE MOST KEY AREA OF YOUR BUSINESS...

Places are limited in these sessions to a maximum of 30 per workshop - so book your place now!

Session 7 is from 7am to 9am in the Pavillion at the Plaza.

Cost is $50 per person inclusive of breakfast.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 7 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Peter Kenyon - Friday 23rd April 2010 - Session 8 - Embracing Youth

In this session, Peter will show you the tools to encourage youth to be a part of their own AND their communities future. This workshop will include the 10 commandments for involving young people in community building.

Prices are $40 per person - 10am - 3pm

Students - $10 per person.

Session times are now from 10.30am - 12 noon, and 1pm - 3pm.

**Please note that the afternoon session times have changed as they were previously 1.30pm to 3pm.

To book on email:

info@putaruru.co.nz and put Peter Kenyon Session 8 in the subject line.

or phone: 07 883 7272 and speak to Larrissa.

Whoo hoo - Over The Moon Dairy is Over The Moon!

FANTASTIC results for the team at Over The Moon Dairy here in good ol' Putaruru - here is Sues email that came in over the weekend!

We won two classes at the World Championship Cheese Contest, which got us into the finals today! An unbelievable achievement for one of the smallest companies to enter!!!!!

Hi there, I’m writing from Los Angeles on the way home from the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wisconsin, to bring you news of how Over the Moon has fared this week. This is the biggest cheese competition in the world, and is only held every 2 years. It’s the equivalent of the cheese Olympics with 2318 cheeses in the contest!

Over the Moon has amazingly WON 2 of the 75 classes, which means a gold medal for Tomme (goat and buffalo gouda-style), and another for our Sheep milk cumin pecorino. Pretty amazing for our first batches of both cheeses! We also got a third place (bronze) for our Double Delight (goat and cow brie), and a 5th for our goat feta. So 4 out of our 8 entries have excelled on the world stage and beat big and experienced companies from Europe, USA, Canada and even Australia.

The winners of each class were today being assessed by all of the judges to find the World Champion, so Over the Moon was up against the best cheeses from all over the world. Half of the judges are from the States, and the balance is international. It’s the Brains Trust of the cheese world.

The final round results were announced at midday today. My expectations were pretty low of getting in the first 5 places, but it’s more than a huge buzz just to be represented in the last round. Worth every last hassle of getting here!!! A Swiss Gruyere, a wonderful example, was the winner on the day.

So a heartfelt thanks from me, and the team, for your help, support, and encouragement! I’m looking forward to being home and getting back to the factory.

Earth Hour - 27th March 2010

EARTH HOUR - NEON NIGHTGLOW
80'S PARTY IN THE PARK
GLENSHEA PARK
8.30 - 9.30PM
SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2009

BRING A PICNIC, A CANDLE, YOUR FAMILY AND A LOT OF FUN!

PUTARURU WATER FESTIVAL 2010 A GREAT SUCCESS!

This years water festival brought over 6000 people through the gates. We are proud that many people within our community came to enjoy all that was on offer throughout the day.

One of the highlight events was Top Team on Water which featured Pride in Putaruru's purposely built inflatable agility course and water walkers. Over 1200 people within our community came to support the teams and were hugely entertained by the great competition.

The winners of Top Team on Water were:

Putaruru Fire Brigade - Winner of Clash of the Codes and for the 2nd year running, winner of the Best Cheaters title!

Adults - The Putaruru-Piako Cheetahs.

Year 5 & 6 - St Marys.

Year 7 & 8 - Te Waotu School.

There were many entries into the Water Festival's Arts and Crafts section from both children and adults. The quality of the arts and crafts were amazing and all who participated should be very proud of their efforts. A big thankyou to entrants as well as the community for viewing the display.

Included in this years Arts and Crafts section was Fluid Fashion where entrants created a fashion piece from the design phase right through to the making of the garment. The pieces that were created were mindblowing and we congratulate all who entered. The overall winners of Fluid Fashion were Lewis Bourne, Maria Clara Mackinnon and Samantha Clark.

The farmers market was a huge hit and was full of delightful and yummy food and high quality crafts.

Vox Nova our jazz band that was playing throughout the afternoon provided a relaxed and fun atmosphere and was a great background to the fluid fashion entrants while on they were on the catwalk.

One of the main focuses on the Water Festival was providing an affordable and great day out for families with lots for children to enjoy. By bringing in huge inflatables and selling tickets for only $2 we were able to give the children alot of fun things to do that didn't break the bank. One of the main attractions proved to be the worlds highest inflatable water slide and people keep going back for more!!

Our nighttime event After Flow was very entertaining with Boogie Monsta pumping out great music throughout and ticket holders enjoying taking on the Mechanical Bull and the Bar fly. Our MC for the night, John Martin from Balloons Funtastic, had the crowd laughing all night due to his risque and clever balloon hats and his infectious laughter and witty sense of humour.

We have received alot of postive feedback about this years festival and are immensely happy that our community enjoyed what we provided throughout the festival. The combination with the A & P association and Putaruru Axemens proved to be very popular and we have received alot of positive feedback also about the combination.

A big thankyou to all involved and support from the community for the Putaruru Water Festival 2010.

Water Festival 2010

Many thanks to Claire Birks of Bella Creative for taking these photographs and loaning us a camera for use during the day!

WHATS HAPPENING WHEN AND WHERE PUTARURU WATER FESTIVAL 2010

WHATS HAPPENING WHEN

8.30-9.30am -

Drop off Arts and Crafts for judging into the Main Grandstand.

9.30am - Grandstand closes for judging.

9.30am - 10am - Axemen Carnival Begins.

10am - Water festival Begins.

A & P Show begins.

10.30 am - Young Farmers Tug of War begins.

Top team begins at the pools:

- 1st Race - Clash of the codes.

- 2nd Race - Primary Schools Yr 5 to 6.

- 3rd Race - Yr 7 and 8s.

- Intermediate Ages.

- 4th Race - Adults.

12 noon - Main Grandstand opens to view Arts and Crafts exhibits.

Devonshire cream teas are served in the Grandstand.

1 pm - VoxNova start to play in the main marquee.

2 pm - Fluid Fashion exhibits in the main marquee - models to arrive at Marquee at 1.15pm to ensure they are ready to go out at 2pm.

4pm - VoxNova finish playing.

4.30pm - Arts and Crafts Exhibits close.

6pm - After Flow begins.

Food available - woodfired pizzas.

10pm - After Flow finishes.

WHATS HAPPENING WHERE

1: The Ultimate Challenge - A massive agility course on the grass by the main carkpark - fastest time on the day wins $20!

2: Fire Brigade appliances display on the main car park alongside the St John team.

3: Arts and Crafts display taking place in the Main Grandstand with Devonshire cream teas served by the combined churches.

4: Axemen Carnival taking place in front of the Main Granstand.

5: Farmers style market and craft sales inside and outside the Main Marquee.

VoxNova - latin jazz quarter playing in the afternoon.

Fluid Fashion here at 2pm.

After Flow with Boogie Monsta, Cash Bar, Mechanical Bull and Bar Fly - Tickets $10 R18.

6: Tug of War taking place next to show ring.

7: Inflatable fun - Maze, Tug Boat, Powerball Run, Climbing Tower, Massive HIPPO Slide.

ALL RIDES ARE ONLY $2!!!!!!

Heaps of variety at the Farmers style market

One of the features at the Putaruru Water Festival 2010 is our big Farmers Style market. This market will be a buzzing hive of activity underneath a massive marquee featuring an eclectic range of produts which will provoke and delight the senses.

Below is just a sample of stalls that will be part of this market:

La Rosa Latin Bakery - A selection of scrumptous latin american bakery products.
Bears R Us - Gorgeous teddy bears which gives out a range of different amazing scents.
Creative Aertz - Local felt and knitted products.
Handmade NZ Lavender Farm - Amazing lavender products.
River Rainbows - Beautifully handpainted glass and coasters.
Potato Train - Gourmet baked potatoes.
Pizzaroma - Woodfired pizzas.
Gourmet Kitchen - A selection of gourmet chutneys and preserves.
Zingara Pattissere - A selection of delectable french pastries and other bakery products.
Spacifix - Amazing Maori and Pacific original and handcrafted giftware.
Kruizey Kidz - High quality NZ made childrens clothing and accessories.

This is just a small percentage of the stalls that will be on offer, there are many more different kinds of gourmet food, arts and crafts and trade stalls for all to experience.

After Flow Tickets available NOW!!!!!

Hi everyone - AfterFlow tickets will be available as from Tuesday 2nd Feb at the Putaruru Information Centre - tickets are $10 each, the event runs from 6pm to 10pm, and the tickets gives you entry to the main marquee where Boogie Monsta will be playing, ride the BIG RED (mechanical bull) and have a go on the bar fly. We WILL have food vendors there so you can buy your dinner down on Glenshea Park........TICKETS ARE LIMITED! THIS IS AN OVER 18 EVENT!

AFTER FLOW R18+ Night time Event, 27th February at Glenshea Park

Featuring:

"Boogie Monsta", a great waikato based covers band, check out http://www.boogiemonsta.co.nz/ to learn more about the band.

Cash Bar

Bar Fly

Mechanical Bull

Produce and Craft Market

Tickets are available on the 1st February from the Putaruru Information Centre. Tickets are limited so get in as fast as you can before they are gone you MUST be over the age of 18 to attend the evening event, and the police will be in attendance checking ID.

Devonshire Cream Teas - Gold Coin Donation

This year at the Water Festival, the Combined Churches will be having Devonshire Cream Teas at the far end of the main Grandstand. All proceeds from the donations will go to the Bible in Schools programme - freshly baked scones with butter, jam and cream, freshly made tea & coffee - all for a gold coin donation, with the money going towards a great cause within our own community! CHECK IT OUT - at the back of the main Grandstand - just through the other side of the Arts & Crafts exhibits!

Water Walkers

Guess what will be part of the Top Team on the Water.....


now have you got your team ready???????

and on the main showground a massive waterslide measuring 50m long and 11m high!



We are also having a pool inflatable made for the Top Team on the Water race.... Team places are limited - Each school will have the chance to put forward a team, 4 childrens community group teams (ie, Scouts etc) and 10 adults teams. To view the kind of thing that we are having made - take a look below (ours WILL differ from this to fit the specifics of our town pool!)




Mark it in your diary - Saturday 27th February .....GLENSHEA PARK!

Vox Nova at the Putaruru Water Festival 2010

Click Here to listen to VOX NOVA - a Latin jazz quartet that will be playing in the main marquee on the showgrounds for the Water Festival.... look out for new information and maps due out soon on what will be happening - where and when!

Putaruru Water Festival 2010

Can you believe that it is time once again for our Water Festival, and we have a great day of activities planned! For 2010, we have once again teamed up with the A & P Society and the Putaruru Axemen to not only bring you a fantastic 1 day event, but an evening event too—strictly for the over 18’s to finish a perfect day!

Saturday February 27th 2010

Is the date to mark in your diary, and it is ALL happening at Glenshea Park AND the Putaruru Municipal Pools!


7 events in ONE day in ONE location!

A & P Show
Axemen Wood Chopping
Top Team On The Water
Arts & Crafts
Fluid Fashion Show
Wai Jazz
After Flow * over 18’s
Market Stalls
Heaps of rides & family fun!!


**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL DATE FOR WAI JAZZ WAS THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2010 AND FLUID FASHION WAS TO BE HELD ON THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2010. AS FUNDING IS TIGHT AT THE MOMENT, WE HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO HOLD EVERYTHING ON ONE DAY ON THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2010 **


Top Team

Top Team this year will take place at the Municipal Pools adjoining Glenshea Park. Entry forms for Top Team are available at the Putaruru Information Centre, and the kids race will begin at 10am, followed by the adults.
BE PREPARED TO GET WET!!!!!

We are hoping to have adults entering into the fun of fluid fashion too!!!!

2010 Arts & Crafts Programme

We have made some changes to the 2010 craft
programme as we had such a great response to our 2009 show.

All entries must be delivered to the Grandstand
building on the morning of 27th February between
8 and 9.30am. The Grandstand will be closed for
judging between 9.30am and 12 noon, and will open for viewing between 12 noon and 4.30pm. Exhibits can be removed from the Grandstand after 4.30pm.

We now have additional categories listed below:

Arts & Craft - All Must Be Water Themed
Canvas or artwork in any medium.
3 handmade cards **
12 x 12 Scrapbook Page
1 stitched item - either hand, embroidery or machine.
1 knitted item.
1 black & white photograph (mounted)
1 colour photograph (mounted)
3 decorated cupcakes (must be identical) **
Decorated Cake—min 20cm round or square *

Home Craft
1 jar of any jam or marmalade
1 jar or bottle of any sauce or relish
1 filled bread roll
1 after school snack
1 school lunch box

* Decorated cake will be judged on décor only and can be a polystyrene base.
** For Kindergarten, New Entrants, Year 1, 2 and 3, only 1 handmade card and 1 cupcake is needed.

Age Groups:

Kindergarten and New Entrants

Year 1 – 3

Year 4 OR
PRIDE Bronze medal level

Year 5 OR
PRIDE Silver medal level

Year 6 OR
PRIDE Gold medal level

Year 7 OR
PRIDE Platinum medal level

Year 8 OR
PRIDE Diamond medal level

Year 9, 10 & 11

Year 12 & 13

Adults

Entry forms are in the Prattler or are avaliable from the Putaruru Information Centre.

Fluid Fashion

Do you fancy yourself as the next GOK Wan, Karen Walker or Stella McCartney?

Pride In Putaruru will be running a Fluid Fashion Show at the 2010 Water Festival..This will now take place at Glenshea Park, 2pm on Saturday 27th February 2010...THIS IS A REAL FASHION SHOW and not wearable art..The theme for the fashion show is WATER.

Fluid fashion is open to anyone from the age of 8 upwards. Children wishing to take part can use this to count towards their PRIDE homework programme for 2010. If you haven’t already received the information from your school please call into Putaruru Information Centre and collect a information pack.

Categories

Street wear for girls or boys
Everyday - ie, what you would wear to the shops.
Party wear - Anything you would wear to a party or night out.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - This mean taking an old piece of clothing and redesigning it, to make it into something Completely different e.g. Taking an old pair of pants and making them into a skirt or bag.

To enter you must first submit a design board that outlines your whole look and the idea behind it, explaining how your design fits the theme.
The board should include examples of fabric, buttons, thread, ribbon anything that you are planning to use in the creation of your outfit. You also need to include images that explain hair, makeup and accessories and a write up explaining the tie between your design and the them. And of course, your design sketch!
The Designs Board is your entry form, and entries have been extended to 12th February to allow for the 2010 PRIDE programme. Age categories are the same as the Arts & Crafts section.

BP Mural

We have just noticed that even though the mural has been featured in the recent edition of the Prattler we haven't loaded it onto the blog.
If you haven't already stopped in at BP to view the mural, it is worth the stop.
What a fantastic effort by 3 local ladies - Fiona Barrett, Alison Hemming and Annie Waterworth. They completed the top layer of the mural after members of the public painted out the existing chalk drawings and created a base for the mural to be painted onto.
A huge thanks to the Creative Communities grant scheme for their support in this project!

Shop Local Prize Winners

A big thankyou to all the people who shopped local. The number of entries we had in this promotion showed us that our people are great supporters of local businesses and demonstrates the strength and support within our community .

Winners:
Unichem Pharmacy
A Rogers
Sue Dixon
Rebecca Johnson
Kerry Kearney
Val Gray
P Thrope
Kate Campbell
Rebecca Johnson
Jan Goodwin
Kassie Stockholmes

Over the Moon Dairy Co. Gift Basket - Andrea Shaw

Model Food market Gift Basket plus Voucher - Mrs Stannard

Rainbow Hall/Putaruru Fruit and Vege Vouchers - K Harker

Dales Country Wools Quilt - Raoslie Nicholson

Toy World Voucher - Vicki Feierabend

The Last Tangle Gift Basket - Judith Grey

Cassius Blue Vouchers
Johnie Jensen
Sheryl Van Dyk
Melissa Isaacson
Liz Ellis

K Bees Voucher - Denvil Spinley

Edmeades Jewellers - D Wallace

Aroha Voucher - Horohuia Cameron

The Cutting Company Voucher and Gift Basket - Ann Gressy

Steinies Barber Shop Gift Set - Nan Wine

Paper Zone Voucher - Ronnie Bennett

Putaruru Information Centre Map Books - Sarah Burrows

Late Nights Santa Stocking - J Roache

Canvas - Erin Richmond

Ladder - Paula Christenson

Tropical Trip - Kris Carson

Congratulations to all our winners and a big thankyou to all the businesses that supported this promotion.

A Room at the Inn

Over 600 people came through the doors at this years Room at the Inn. A big thankyou to Mark Reynolds of the Putaruru Hotel who donated the use of the hotel and the Putaruru Combined Churches for supplying the supper and manning the door. This year the community raised over $700 for the Putaruru Bible in Schools programme so a big thankyou to the community for their support.

All of the 2009 rooms were well planned, of high quality and varied greatly. The voting results were:

1st Megan Ince with Santa's Brain. This room was full of orignality and humour and was a snapshot of what goes on in Santa's brain during preparation for christmas.

2nd was the team of Sue Heslop, Helen Haigh and Gillian Robbins with Sugar and Spice. An amazing gingerbread house was the centre piece of this room and the decorations were in harmony with this centrepiece.

3rd was the Putaruru Floral Art group with the Tree Room. An array of beautifully decorated trees made out of different materials filled this room . Angels, flowers and other beautiful decorations added to the impact of this room.

The prize money for the winning room was $120 and a big thankyou goes to the winner Megan Ince who kindly donated her prize money back to Pride in Putaruru.

Putaruru Christmas Float Parade

The theme for 2009 was Tropical Paradise and Putaruru had the pleasure of seeing over 26 floats. A big thankyou to our judges - Gordon Blake, ex South Waikato Mayor, N icola Warrington the Manager of the South Waikato Perfoming Arats Centre (The Plaza) and Megan Ince a South Waikato based Social Worker.

Winners of the 2009 float parade were:

Overall Winner St Marys Catholic School

Youth Section

1st - Te Waotu School

2nd - Putaruru Childcare

3rd - Putaruru Playcentre

4th - Glenshea Kindergarten

Commercial Section

1st - Stenies Barber Shop

2nd - Peter Glidden Honda

3rd - Putaruru Unichem

Service Section

1st - South Waikato Safer Community Council

2nd - South Waikato SPCA

3rd - The Salvation Army

Light Up Your Home

Joint winners of 2009 were Gladys Crickett and Carol Bernhard with their amazing displays. Third place went to Ngaire Wallace with her eye catching display.

Light Up Your Business went jointly to Tanner Industries and Putaruru Unichem. Third place went to Edmeades Jewellers.

The street taking out the title of 2009 Light Up Your Street was Myrtle Grove with Overdale Street coming in second.