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Milly’s on Main

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236 Main Road in Tairua

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522 Pollen Street in Thames

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The Thames School of Mines offers daily workshops (some for children) centered

around heritage art, paint mixing, gold panning, museum tours and their mineral

rock exhibition.

Though Thames boasts many historic building ‘saves’ through the decades –

be sure to see the new exhibit room at the Historical Museum showcasing Ted

Egan’s wooden models of Thames historic buildings – the fight for structure

preservation continues. High on the list to demolish is the Kopu Swinging Bridge,

so experience it before it disappears. On Sunday, 13 March (9:30am – noon),

take a walking tour and watch as the bridge is swung open and closed. This is

just one of many history/nature walks planned for the festival.

YOUR CHANCE TO STEP BACK IN TIME!

Period costumes are central to many of the week’s events, especially the

week’s capstones – the March 12

Heritage Fashion Day

and

Vintage & Classic

Car Show

in Victoria Park and the

Victorian Fete

on March 19 at the Thames

Historical Museum.

Two period-dress sporting events are scheduled March 12, a tennis match (with

vintage attire and rackets) and the

Croquet and Devonshire Tea

at the Croquet

Club, both at Victoria Park. Need help creating a costume? Check out the

Mad

Hatters Workshops.

There is a way for all to participate: watch the parade (or be in it...decorate

your bike!), attend lectures, visit museums, take a workshop, go all-out with the

Surf2Firth marathon, or barrel down the hill at the Totally Thames Trolley Derby.

Check out the Heritage Week website for current events list and daily schedule (see

left)...or add an event of your own!

goes all out to

its HERITAGE