|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
- By Times’ Junior Journalist Pia Grover
I recently met with Carla Bickel, who’s leading the Cockle Bay School Carnival, and she took me through all the ‘behind the scenes’ preparations.
What’s happening this year?
The Cockle Bay School Carnival is a community-wide event and everyone is welcome.
It’s being held at Cockle Bay School on March 29 from 11am to 3pm.
There will be a variety of fun events happening on the day.
There will be books and toys for sale, a Willy Wonka room with a cupcake-decorating station, and you can enjoy some delicious, sweet treats.
There will be some exciting activities like a Haunted House, bouncy castle, rides, hairspray salon, temporary tattoos and heaps of games.
You can win some amazing prizes too! This year there will be a science room with cool experiments.
After a great day of fun, there will be heaps of food options to choose from – sausage sizzle, hot chips, ice cream, candy floss and cold drinks.
- Will there be any special guests this year?
Actually a few! Pakuranga MP and Health Minister Simeon Brown is joining us and is even taking a turn in the dunk tank at 12.20pm.
There will be community members from Fire and Emergency NZ and the police.
There might also be a few surprise guests that you might meet on the day, all super exciting!
- How do we buy tickets?
If you’re a Cockle Bay School family, you can purchase a Carniband through the Kindo app.
A Carniband is a way to spend money without carrying money around with you.
It’s a wristband with circles on it to tick off as you go.
If you aren’t a Cockle Bay School family, don’t worry as you can purchase a Carniband on the day. They accept Eftpos and cash. Alternatively, you can spend as you go.
- What to bring with us?
Hopefully, it’s a beautiful day and the sun will be out smiling at us as we enjoy the Carnival.
Remember to bring water, sunscreen sunglasses, sun hats, and be SunSmart.
- Do you bring donations on the day or before?
Donations can be made any time prior to the event.
You can drop them at the school and donate new and gently used items like toys and books.
- Are there any sponsorship options for local businesses?
If you sponsor an event, you’ll have your business sign at the activity that you sponsor on the day. Cockle Bay School also mentions it on their Facebook page.
Cockle Bay School will talk about their sponsors in their newsletter which is sent to 500 families. Plus, it will be mentioned on the school website for two years.
For second-tier sponsors, there will also be a ‘Thank You’ message published in the Times.
It’s a great opportunity to grab eyeballs and more attention by way of sponsorship.
If you’re interested feel free to get in touch with the Carnival team at cbscarnival@cocklebay.school.nz.
- How big is the team this year?
There are around 15 leads who are each putting in between 10-20 hours of hard work each week for the past couple of months to prepare for this massive event.
I’m sure these hours will go up as the Carnival comes closer.
- Any message for Times’ readers?
Come join us on March 29 from 11am-3pm at Cockle Bay School, Sandspit Road, for lots of fun and entertainment.
And don’t forget about the online auction. We conduct the auction on Trade Me at https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/search?member_listing=8774490 which goes live on March 18 at 8pm.
See you there with your whanau!
