Come and celebrate Matariki and Choir! Choir!’s 3rd birthday at Broad Bay Hall this Saturday, 25th July. Everyone is welcome! Featuring taonga pūoro, Choir!Choir! and the Lower Voices Choir. It is a free event, but koha is welcome. Bring kai to share if you can. We hope to see you there!
Work has started on the new Community Garden site
Kia ora! There is a lot to read in the latest Broad Bay newsletter. Please note the date of the Broad Bay Community Centre AGM (Monday 31st August). Also, it is time to renew your BBCC membership – see the last page of the newsletter, or you can find out more details and download a membership form from this website: https://broadbay.co.nz/membership/
There’s heaps happening at the Broad Bay Community Centre – and the committee members are so busy that there is no time for a newsletter … so here is an update to take us through to the next newsletter in a couple of month. Hopefully you will see a class or activity that interests you!
In October 2025 Bill Jenkinson celebrated his 100th birthday at his home in Waikana Street. See him in the centre of the photo surrounded by Broad Bay neighbours. Can you spot the greeting card from the King and Queen on the shelf behind him? His wife, Zelie, celebrates her 100th birthday in February 2026. Zelie lived in Broad Bay from a young age and has written about the early days, staying with her grandparents, when there was “no shower, fridge, washing…
It was great to see some new faces at the working bee on Sunday 26th October. We accomplished quite a lot in two hours. The grounds were given a thorough going-over, gutters were cleaned, the hanging cupboard in the kitchen was removed to make it feel more spacious, cupboards were tidied and the shelves in the kitchen cupboards were strengthened. Thank you to everyone who lent a hand 🙂
A reminder that the BROAD BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE is holding its AGM this week on Thursday 9th October 2025 at 7.30pm It will be short and sweet (literally – we have chocolate!). See the Agenda below. So it would be great if you could come along to show your support or, if you are new to the area, why not come along to say hello and check out this community resource. If you are interested in joining the committee, helping out with…
There are many and notices in this newsletter – we hope there is something for everyone. Please also note that BBCC memberships are now due for renewal.
It looked as though there was going to be an outdoor performance, but it was actually clean chairs lined up to dry in the sunshine! Huge thanks to the small team of volunteers who turned out to help – and to the weather for playing ball!
On the afternoon of Sunday 15th December Broad Bay rocked to the sound of Christmas Carols! Choir!Choir! were joined by The Kaikorai Metropolitan Brass Band, and special guests including Peter Hayden and the children of Broad Bay School. The community concert was followed by a shared meal and lashings of Elderflower champagne! For more images from the concert, see the image gallery.