Leigh News & Events
ALBUM RELEASE TOUR – INDIE | COUNTRY | BLUES
*PRE-SALE TICKETS $10: undertheradar.co.nz
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9am – 2pm
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Bring your spookiest fancy dress and test out your underwater pumpkin carving skills! (Certified Divers only)
***Prizes for Best Carved Pumpkin and Best Fancy Dress!!***
5pm at Goat Island Dive Centre if you’re hiring gear from us (half price gear hire if you sign up!)
6pm at the shop if you have everything but the pumpkin
$25 (Includes Guide, Pre-gutted pumpkin and Goat Island Specialty Collector’s Card!) Pay on the day.
If you would like to buy a knife for the occasion – a diver’s necessity! – just give us a call.
After the dive, come along to the shop for a Pot Luck BBQ tea. Bring a dish, collect your first Goat Island Specialty stamp, and we’ll hand out the prizes!
**Bookings essential to secure your pumpkin!**
SAVE THE DATE!! – JULY 28th – for the inaugural Leigh Midwinter Dance. Live band, late night supper, cash bar.
Single tickets @ $45 – limited to 150 guests
Contact Leigh Central 021 2460757 or enquiries@leighcentral.co.nz
SHORT WALK GUIDED BY BOTANNICAL EXPERT
Matheson Bay Reserve, Matheson Bay Tuesday 15thJanuary 2019, 10am-12 Noon
Meet end of Grand View Road Medium level of fitness and mobility required
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL!
LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE
The awesome Leigh Summer Festival is on again – Feb 9th. Please spread the word & if you would like to have a market stall at this exciting summer event, please email expressions of interest to: leighsummerfestival@gmail.com
We are offering 3x3m stall spaces.
There will be live music, a varied & top quality market, delicious food including fish burgers, a real hangi, a bar, ice slide etc.
*Please note we are not looking for food or drink stalls, as the school will be covering these products.
For regular updates follow our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/leighsummerfestival
We look forward to seeing you all there.
- Check out the lights of Leigh as you walk around the town.
- Scavenger hunt and Face Painting, Leigh School from 4pm.
- More information will be added as confirmed.
- Night market at the beautiful Leigh Central, so you can shop with stunning views of the ocean from 4pm until 8pm.
Places to eat;
– Leigh Bar: Light Up Leigh Special – Homemade soup, mulled wine and much more
– Leigh Eats
– Amaranto Pasta and Cucina Food truck
Leigh Eats and the Sawmill Cafe will be open as usual.
A Scavenger Hunt and Face painting will begin from Leigh School starting from 4pm until 6pm, so come and join between then! Gold coin donation which is going straight to Leigh School.
Thank you to Leigh School, Leigh Fire Brigade, Leigh Motors and Leigh’s Tattoo for helping make the scavenger hunt great fun!
Bring your torch and a pen as there is lots of fun to be had. The amazing community we have here in Leigh is right behind the event.
Leigh Fishing Contest
Saturday March 7th
Art Open Day
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Leigh Community Preschool Gala
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Discover what’s under the sea at Leigh Community Preschool Gala
Leigh Preschool Gala will be an event filled day with magic, bouncy castles, raffles, pre-loved treasures, a photo booth and lots of marine life. Joy for all members of the family with gourmet food, a selection of drinks and live music.
Leigh Preschool is passionate about the marine environment and this year there will be a Marine Discovery Station with interactive displays and a touch tank. The Leigh Marine Laboratory and local artist have come together to create a beautiful under water environment.
Leigh Preschool Gala will be held on the 27th October, Labour weekend Sunday from 10am to 4pm at Leigh School Fields. The money raised will be used to upgrade Preschool’s outdoor space.
For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2396867390527765/