Billie was delighted to shop around at Dannevirke's Market Day. Photo / Dave Murdoch
Great weather made all the difference on Dannevirke’s Market Day.
Hundreds of cars and campervans crawled from the north through High St mid-morning on the annual day, held on Hawke’s Bay’s anniversary day.
Matching numbers of pedestrians filled the pavements seeking bargains from the many stalls offering everything from crafts and food to shop bargains and garden plants.
Stalls from Hawke’s Bay were absent, but that meant the local businesses and organisations that had come out in good numbers gained the benefit.
Dannevirke Community Board chairman Pat Walshe says the weather, which was sunny with a light breeze, made all the difference.
The bunting adorned the street, community board members kept the music and the positive comments flowing.
Tom, Peter and guests sang the old favourites, sellers and buyers got dressed up, stalls were scattered all along the footpaths and good profits were made.
Pat says he was delighted with the town’s response with all the feedback really positive, but the board would like new ideas on how to make the day even better.
Dave Murdoch is a part-time photojournalist working for the Bush Telegraph and based at Dannevirke. He has covered any community story telling good news about the district for the past 10 years.
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