Lighting Up For Winter — and What’s Ahead

It’s been fantastic to see so many of you getting stuck into the Modern Marketing Workshop Series with the team from Burgs Digital. These Wednesday evening sessions at the Bridgehouse Backbar have been packed with practical tools and sharp thinking — and the feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive. If you haven’t made it along yet, there’s still time to join the final sessions this June. Email [email protected] for more information.

And speaking of lighting things up — the Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights is just around the corner on Saturday, June 28. It’s always a town favourite, and the festival is encouraging all Warkworth businesses to get involved by lighting up your shopfronts in the lead-up to the big night. Keep your lights on from June 23 to July 11 to add some magic to the town and attract a little extra attention.

The Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights has three Mitre 10 Mega Warkworth vouchers up for grabs for the best-lit businesses — $500 for first, $300 for second, and $100 for third. Three independent judges will be out and about from June 26 to decide the winners.

The ITM Parade of Lights will also feature two prizes this year: a $300 voucher from Aqua Works and a $250 voucher from Morris & James. So get creative — light up anything from a vehicle to a shopping trolley!

Lastly, a quick heads-up: we'll soon be inviting members to a One Mahurangi Special General Meeting (SGM) on Tuesday, July 9, to vote on a few important updates to how the Business Association operates. This is part of a wider project aimed at strengthening our structure and long-term impact. More details to come — but for now, mark the date.

As we head into the heart of winter, this is the time to support each other. These are slower months for many businesses, and times are financially tough for a lot of people.

Wherever you can, shop local, support local — keep money circulating in town and look after one another. If we all do our bit, we’ll be in much better shape when the warmer months roll back around.

We are stronger together.

Murray Chapman

Manager, One Mahurangi, Warkworth

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