The Wulfings mediaeval entertainers, from left, Geoff Boxell, Gareth Wulf-Robertson, Mark Tustian, Jeanette Reid and Keith Mudgway let the public test their archery skills. Photo: Jeremy Smith
It was a bullseye for Pirongia on Sunday when the town’s annual craft day returned after a Covid enforced absence.
For the first time since 2019 more than 160 stall holders and crowds flocked to Franklin St, which was closed to traffic for the day. The craft day has been running for more than 40 years.
“It was wonderful to be back,” organising committee chair Caroline McMonagle told The News. Planning for the day begins in February – when she and her committee of 10 will turn their attention to the 2024 event.
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- Otorohanga’s Jan Barclay from Jan’s Music Studio provides some of Sunday’s musical entertainment. Photo: Jeremy Smith.
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- Street performer Graeme Cairns was an eye-catching site for craft day attendees. Photo: Jeremy Smith
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- Reece Hood, left, Cooper Bicknell and Jade Hood loved interacting with street performer, and gnome, Graeme Cairns. Photo: Jeremy Smith
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- Adrienne Carthew was head and shoulders above the crowd on Saturday – because she spent four hours walking on stilts. Photo: Jeremy Smith.
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- People turned out in their thousands to visit the first Pirongia craft day in nearly four years on Sunday. Photo: Jeremy Smith.
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- Alfredo Huerta and Kathryn McGregor found a creative way to get around Sunday’s Pirongia Craft Day. Photo: Jeremy Smith.
