Mangere Bridge Community Picnic 2016

 

Building a sense of community is all about finding ways to come together. Around 120 locals did just that at the recent Mangere Bridge Community Picnic.  Complete with break dancing battles, tractor and miniature pony rides, a waterslide, giant sling shots, a fear factor eating challenge and the usual farm fun and games, this year’s picnic had something for everyone!  It was great to see some new faces and to reconnect with our regulars.

The picnic gave us an opportunity to promote our household waste reductionmentoring programme and Wash Against Waste kit, which is available for anyone in the community to borrow.  We were also able to recognise and celebrate some of the young (and not so young!) people who’ve made a big volunteer contribution to Friends of the Farm and our community over the years.  Congratulations to Jade Ramritu, Erin Fountain, Maja Skilling, and Jemma and Aaron Smith, who all received Friends of the Farm’s Community Champion certificates.

Thanks so much to everyone who came to picnic with us, and to all those who made the day fun- Ambury Farm, the Mangere Bridge Scouts, Taking Over, Kidz Karts and Friends of the Farm’s Janine, Sharryn, Meredith and Caroline.  Looking forward to doing it all again next year!