Whanganui news in brief: Vintage event, motorcycle crash and more
20 Jan, 2021 05:36 PM
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Vintage Weekend event manager Heather Cox. Photo / file
Whanganui Chronicle
Vintage Social back
The Vintage Social is back for another year, bringing together people of all ages to dress up in their favourite style from any era and listen to the best from music from every era as part of Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend. Held at Porridge Watson, the event begins at 8pm through to midnight and costs $20, with tickets available on Eventfinder. You re guaranteed to hear some of your favourite tunes but if you have a request make sure you leave it on the Porridge Watson Facebook page as our DJ will be too busy crate digging on the night to chat, event organiser Kit Lawrence said.
Vintage Weekend: Whanganui gearing up for long weekend as vintage fans flock in
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui s biggest party is now less than a week away and organisers say that Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend will be bigger and brighter than ever this year, writes Liz Wylie. The streets, river and skies will be alive with the sights and sounds of decades past as Whanganui welcomes a stunning array of machines, performers and costumes that celebrate the city s exciting past for the three-day weekend.