- By Ken Scott, Howick Village Association chairman
On Saturday October 15 it appeared as though half of Auckland turned out to visit the Howick Village Hop.
The main street of Howick was packed with people, hot rods and classic cars, pedal cars and Harley Davidson motor bikes from 9am to just before the re-opening of the main street at 3pm.
What a fabulous day!
The weather gods treated us well and the fantastic public of Howick and surrounding areas came out in force to view what was a mind-blowing array of beautifully-maintained vehicles.
There was something for everyone; the cars, the entertainment and the food. Even the young ones could admire the range of pedal cars, from the Minis in Moore Street to the collection outside the Good Home.
A great day for everyone.
Music rang out from the main stage at the top end of Uxbridge Road, East FM’s caravan in front of Fencible Walkway Park to the DJ in the Saturday morning market.
The market was packed with enthusiastic stallholders and keen shoppers.
Many of our businesses got into the spirit of the occasion with display tables, BBQs outside their businesses to cater for the crowds.
A massive thank you goes out to our sponsors: Howick Local Board, Howick Village Optometrists, Mother’s Polishes, Coastguard, Repco Highland Park, Bar’s Bugs, Habit Health East Tamaki, Poppies Books, Life Pharmacy Howick and EastFM.
This was another successful community event organised and run by The Howick Village Association and a huge thank you goes out to Jane Newbury (manager), Sarah Laing (market manager) and Frith Jenkins (Howick Village Optometrists) for all the long hours they put in to make this such a success.
