Christmas Parade

PARADE PARTICIPATION GUIDE LINES

We need you or your group to enter our event

Select your Leader

Our office would like each group to have a Leader who will arrive early to confirm arrival and find out where the group is to set up. Each member of the group can then liaise with the Leader rather than all individual participants coming to register.

We would then like this Leader to organise the group participants in their allocated space and only the Leader approach the carpark Coordinators if assistance is needed.

You will be sent, by mail, your Parade Order number on Tuesday 29^th November. We will also send you a list of important contact numbers for the key coordinators on the day.

General Information:

· Priority will be given to groups situated Panmure, Mt Wellington, Glen Innes area. The Business Association reserves the right to decline an application form.

· Depending on our funding we try to give koha to recognized community groups.

· In November we will feature the Christmas Parade in our 5th issue of the Panmure Community Newsletter which will be distributed to 10,000 houses.

Parade Participants Set Up Instructions

9.00 - 10.30am - Registration and Confirmation of Arrival

Team Leader report to one of the Registration Coordinators, in an orange visibility jacket, to receive a set up site number before moving float or group into the car park.

· Julie & Danielle are in charge of the Car park.

· The Pleasant View Road Car Park is only for those vehicles taking part in the Parade and all other vehicles must be parked away from this area.

· Participants can park their cars on Pilkington Road, Pleasant View Road.

· Each row of the Pleasant View Road Car Park will be numbered and we ask that you set up in the area allocated to you.

· Please move out of the car park to join the Parade in the order given to you.

10.30am onwards - Photographs

· Photographs will be taken by Robert and may be used in follow up or future publicity.

· We suggest that all floats and groups should be identified by a banner or suitable alternative to help the Judge and the crowds to recognise who you are.

11.00am – Haka in the Pilkington/Queens Road intersection.

11.05am - Parade moves down Pilkington Road.

• The Parade will leave from Pleasant View Road Car Park and follow the route shown on the attached map. The Parade finishes back in the Pleasant View Car Park.

Please read the following guidelines for vehicle participation:

• Leaders please brief your drivers and group to maintain the walking pace speed of 5kmph.
• In the interests of safety nothing is to be thrown from the floats. This includes water (water bombs and water pistols), sweets or balloons. (This is a request from the Police and the Fire Police and Auckland Council).
• Sponsors products and leaflets may be given out to the spectators
• Please securely fasten everything on the float.
• Please make sure that safety of people riding on floats is a priority and that individuals have something secure to hold on to.
• Please do not allow children to get on and off the floats during the Parade

A Prize of $100.00 will be awarded for the Best Float, Best Walking Group, Best Band, Best Marching Team, Best New Entry

• Judging of the groups and floats will be by Santa.

· Prizes issued by our office the following week.

12pm – 3pm: Fun activities in the Panmure Community Centre Car Park will follow the Parade.

Thank you so much for wanting to participate in this event and most importantly please have lots of fun.

If you have any queries please contact Chris Sutton, Town Centre Manager or

Lisa Perry, Office Administrator.

Panmure Business Association

16 Clifton Court, Pilkington Road, Panmure | PO Box 14313, Panmure, Auckland 1741

Phone: 09 527 6389, Mobile: 027 527 6389, Fax:09 527 8275

Email: info@panmure.net.nz

www.panmure.net.nz