After about three weeks of uninterrupted sunshine, the rain really picked its moment to arrive in Browns Bay. Not only was there an absolute downpour, but the flooding caused a power outage too! Nevertheless, a great time was enjoyed by everyone who showed up for the food, culture and wonderful music. Once again, Sally [...]
Sadly, many intimate relationships aren't happy and healthy. Worse still, many aren't even consensual. Better Blokes is a registered charity offering peer to peer support for men recovering from emotional, verbal, physical or sexual harm. The society's overall goal is to free present and future generations from the effects of childhood emotional, mental, verbal, [...]
Pest Free Hibiscus and Bays is a new initiative, supported by the Local Board and part of a broader project across Auckland. The goal is to bring together and assist individuals and groups who are working to reduce pest animals and plants. Richard Chambers is the local co-ordinator, and he says that his main [...]
For the Browns Bay Christmas Parade, ShoreLines was lucky to secure the services of Crown Xu, a member of the Special Operations Forces Club - and the owner of the only road-licensed tank in New Zealand. The appearance of a tank certainly piqued everyone’s curiosity! Transporting the tank - all 16 tons of it [...]
Jumbo tennis is a quick fire, team event, where the short games are played with oversized racquets. Rotary Browns Bay's fourth annual fundraising jumbo tennis tournament is on Friday 15 March at the Albany Tennis Centre. Play commences at 4.30 pm, and entry is open to individuals, organisations and schools – basically anyone who'd [...]
If you're a retired chap who'd like to stretch your legs and enjoy good conversation, why not meet up with the village's walking group. The group's been going for about 20 years, and in fact it started because the gents' wives already had their own walking club. The men gather every Friday at 8.30 [...]
What a glorious day for the Art in the Plaza event held on December 16th. Several East Coast Bays artists joined together to showcase some amazing local talent. From watercolours to acrylics, landscapes to caricatures, there was truly something for everyone to enjoy. Artists arrived early in the morning to set up display tables [...]
Once upon a time, a bloke could waggle an old bar of soap at their face and consider that a skincare routine. Indeed, a chap who did any more than this, might even have been thought of as weird. But (thankfully) times have changed. Globally, according to researchandmarkets.com, the men's grooming products industry was [...]
Rotary Browns Bay is one of several clubs in the area who are helping Kiwi Harvest on their Food Rescue mission. Six clubs purchased the van pictured here and, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the year, they use it to redistribute food from supermarkets and smaller producers to local charities. First call of [...]
Have you ever enjoyed a great day out at one of Browns Bay's many community events? Perhaps you've attended Music in the Bays, Carols on the Green, a Sunday morning Shake Your Booty fitness session, the International Friendship Group or a Teddy Bears' Picnic? Did you know that all these activities have one person [...]
