FACES & PLACES

DIWALI celebrations

The season of loving, kicked off with the Festival of Lights, Diwali.

It was fun to watch Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown along with Howick Local Board member, Mike Turinsky sportingly participate in Dandiya Nite, the community dance and festive celebrations held at Point View School by the Art of Living Foundation. The mood was upbeat, as men, women and children dressed in traditional attire danced the evening away.

On a much bigger scale was the Auckland Diwali Festival held at the Aotea Square, with an array of nonstop performances, a line-up of hugely popular Indian delicacies, rangoli art and henna artists – all showcasing contemporary and traditional Indian culture. 1

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1: Bharatnatyam group from Anujay School of Dance; 2: Aseem Wadhwa and Saummya Kaushik at Auckland Diwali Festival; 3: Neelu Toare and Nonita Jaura at Dandiya Nite; 4: Nidhi Patel and Palak Barot; 5: Freya Irani, Pearl Toddywalla, Daisy Wadia, Shazneen Irani and Sanaya Master; 6: Diza Arora and Nishika Jain; 7: Nivedita Sharma; 8: Mukesh Arora, Ajar Sharma, Munish Jain, Shewta Jain, Simeon Brown and Paramjeet Bhatt.

HOWICK HOP-HUGE SUCCESS!

Going from the terrific turnout at the Howick Village Hop, looks like everyone is out and about enjoying the seasons in the sun.

Organised by the Howick Village Association, there was such an exciting buzz with the return of the Howick Village Hop a er a hiatus of two years due to Covid.

A fantastic line-up of gleaming hot rods, muscle cars, classic cars, cool trucks, caravans and even pedal cars with proud owners in tow, took over the street. The band was playing, people were dancing, an Elvis impersonator was entertaining the crowd, the sun was shining, and Picton Street was packed to the footpaths! Let the celebrations begin!

Photos Wayne Martin

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY

There was a lot of colour and good cheer as the Combined Probus Club of Ormiston recently celebrated their 10th birthday at the Flat Bush School Hall.

The active retirees had a few feathers in their cap and one even had a deck of cards-as they dressed up for the occasion of a Mad Hatter Tea Party.

Founding member Mike Lowe briefed members and guests on the history of the club. A morning well spent with prizes, quiz, morning tea and fellowship.

The birthday cake was cut by founding president Bill Burrill and current president of the club Ann Hunt. Bill blew the candles well a er the cake was taken o the table! Funny, how Covid has changed the way we do things! Photos Wayne Martin 1

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1: Margaret Wyllie & Ann Hunt; 2: Kathleen Whitta & Phyllis Thorburn; 3: Basil Mead, Gwen Mead, Olwyn Gran& Evelyn Brewer; 4: Claire Wilkinson, Frank Hughes & Roger Dean; 5: Heather King, Julie Hughes & Shirley Bishop; 6: Linda Dean, Ruth Ginger & Val Olli ; 7: Joy Darby & Mi-L Myburgh; 8: Bill Burrell & Ann Hunt; 9: Lois Gould.