2015
A busy time in Ellerslie!
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Spring arrived in Ellerslie this year in a sprinkling of fairy dust, as pirates, fairies and a pair of special princesses bought smiles to children at Ellerslie’s iconic Spring Fairy Festival. Held on 13th September, the Festival proved extremely popular, with Main Highway almost bursting at the seams. This year, a special handmade kids market organised by The General Collective provided a popular new element to the Festival, while we also saw the return of Peter Pan, Tinkerbell and Hook in their delightful stage show. Fairy and Pirate Hair (kindly provided by Scarlett Hair Salon) and a free photo booth were other new additions to the Festival – both proving very popular. The Festival would not have been possible without the tireless work of our volunteers and amazing energy of the fairies and pirates. Very special thanks to them and our funders: NZ Community Trust, Orakei Local Board, Four Winds Foundation, and Trillian Trust. In October, the historic Christ Church on Ladies Mile opened its doors as part of the Auckland-wide Heritage Festival. The Girls Chamber Choir from One Tree Hill College performed a selection of songs for those attending the event. Pamela Stone, a long time member of Christ Church, then provided a very interesting talk on its beautiful stained glass windows, produced in 1885 by Clayton and Bell. Finally, on Sunday 18th October, volunteers from the Greenlane Christian Centre and Ellerslie School arrived in the Town Centre armed with buckets, brushes and loads of energy for our annual Town Tidy Up. They cleaned signage, planted new hanging baskets and painted a colourful new mural for us, and we sincerely appreciate their hard work and volunteer spirit.
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