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themillwaterinsider Silverdale School Country Show Day This wonderful annual event is coming up again; this year to be held on Saturday 29 October from 10am 2pm. If you haven't been before, this is a great day out for the whole family, with a range of activities, stalls and entertainment. Book it in! More details can be found on page 43.
wonderful entries – just shows what a pool of talent we have in this area. Please see the article on page 7 of this magazine.
Millwater Community Awards A big thank you to all those who nominated and voted and congratulations to all the nominees. Further thanks goes to Glenn Phipps and Northern Union for hosting a great function to recognise our nominees and the winner, and to Bookabach and Mike Pero Real Estate for contributing the prize for the winner. The final thanks goes John McSwigan our winner, for all their efforts at making Millwater a better place. Well done and enjoy your holiday!
School Reclassification
Gardening Competition The Annual Millwater Gardening Competition is just around the corner. With judging to commence late November, it's time to decide which category(s) you are going to enter! There are more details on this available on page 48 of this magazine. Tidy your gardens and encourage your neighbours to do the same. We are looking forward to seeing some pictures of some of the amazing efforts by our local residents. Please email your entry to sarah@themillwatermag.co.nz along with the category(s) you would like to enter by the end of October. Be sure to include your address. Recent feedback on the Millwater Families’ Facebook page has led to 2 new categories being added to the competition. This year’s categories are1. Best Overall Garden Design 2. Best Vegetable Garden 3. Best Kids’ Garden 4. Best Small Garden – Patio or Deck 5. Best Lawn
Millwater Photo Competition Congratulations to Jay Menzies whose great photo graces the cover of this magazine. There were some
Further to the recent meeting at Silverdale School regarding the reclassification of the school to year 1-6 only, Cameron Lockie has received a response from the Ministry of Education and this is published in the school newsletter and is available online at http://www.silverdaleprimary.school.nz/ uploads/2/4/1/0/24104386/newsletter29.pdf There is still an opportunity to provide submissions on this topic and stakeholders are encourage to do so. The information on submissions is also in the school newsletter.
Millwater Halloween Spook Tour Another great local event is coming up on Saturday 29th October. The Halloween Spook Tour put on by local residents and held in the Bush off Millwater Parkway is a great way to get amongst the community, more details are available on page 40.
