Rugby league club Howick Hornets are gearing up for its forthcoming 60th anniversary celebrations.
Josh Garry and the team said there will be something for the whole family over the weekend July 16 to July 18.
On Friday July 16 there’s an Informal Mix & Mingle at the club at 5 and all are welcome.
On Saturday July 17 there’s the Anniversary Dinner Event ($60 per person) which starts at 6pm (tickets jeremy@gatagencies.co.nz).
To wrap up on Sunday July 18 there’s a Community Family Day from 11am featuring food trucks, bouncy castles, games and more! All are welcome to this.
Friday is a members, players and fans mixer evening.
“Come share in the memories of our proud past and sign up to ‘The Firm’ supporters club on the night, and ensure we make the club we love even stronger for the future so our young Hornets have a safe, enjoyable and welcoming place to make priceless memories of their own,” says Garry.
“The club rooms and bar will open at 4.”
Saturday’s diamond celebration dinner is a fully catered affair at its Paparoa Clubrooms with guest MC, veteran Kiwi sports broadcaster Stephen McIvor.
There’ll be a Hornet Legends Q&A panel on stage and DJ Riddler is on from 8.30pm until late.
“Without giving too much else away, there are some other very special things planned for this night that will be too good to miss for any die-hard Hornet,” said Garry.
“There are very Limited tickets and they’re on sale now at $60.”
“As to the Hornets’ community open day on Sunday (Paparoa Park), we are very excited about this one,” says Garry.
“Everyone in our community and beyond is invited to what promises to be a memorable day, for the kids especially.
“We will have five members of The Food Truck Collective there cooking up a wide range of awesome food to buy and enjoy, as well as a field full of huge inflatables for the kids.
“There will also be some cool skill games for everyone (young and old) to try their hand at some passing and kicking, win prizes and look to finish the day on top of the leader boards.”
On field #2 will be two games of league for everyone to check out. First is The Hornet Masters v The Firm Invitational @ 12 pm followed by Howick’s amazing U18 ladies team at 2.30 pm.
“Come and experience the Hornet spirit and be part of something very memorable for our community.”
Also very worthy of note in the build up to the celebrations is the community open day runs from 11 am – 4 pm and entry is free.
- For general questions or enquires please contact howickhornetssecretary@gmail.com
