Residents enjoy fun in the sun after year’s wet start

A Castor Bay residents’ get-together provided some welcome fun and relaxation after a rocky beginning to 2023.

Castor Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association president Hamish Anderson said it was great to get locals together at the beach reserve on 5 March, after the suburb was hit hard by flooding in late January and early February.

Water got up to waist height on Beach Rd, and Braemar Rd was closed for days.

The event wasn’t held in 2022 due to Covid restrictions.

“It’s really great to see everyone out enjoying themselves especially after the start to the year we’ve had,” Anderson said.

Residents and visitors enjoyed performances from local musicians and the North Shore Brass Academy Band, a free sausage sizzle and more.