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Get on down to Bike West Fest
This year's West Bike Fest will be fun for the whole family.
Get the family on their bikes this month and make the most of
National Bike Wise Month activities in Waitakere.
On Saturday February 13, Waitakere City Council hosts the
West Bike
Fest 2010 at Corban Art Estate (10am -12pm), a family fun day aimed
at encouraging people to cycle more.
The event includes a competition for youngsters to decorate their
bikes, a challenging obstacle course and free advice on bike
maintenance and safety.
Participants can also win great prizes including one of five $100
vouchers and cycling accessories.
Leave the car at home and cycle to West Bike Fest on the
Lower
Opanuku Walk and Cycleway, part of the extensive
Project Twin
Streams cycle and walkway network alongside the Opanuku, Oratia and
Waikumete streams.
"As a champion of healthy modes of transport, the council supports
educational cycling programmes and providing facilities that
encourage more walking and cycling," says Waitakere City
Councillor
Linda Cooper
"The Bike West Fest is a fun way to get people into cycling and
encourage our next generation of young riders." ...
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Waitakere's inorganic collection - book now
Waitakere's annual inorganic collection can be booked
online now.
Waitakere's annual inorganic collection start this month.
The city's prepaid inorganic collection costs $11.25 and runs from
February through June 2010.
So to find out when your collection date is by visiting the website or by phoning 09 839 0419 (24 hours).
Midnight Youth leader singer Jeremy Redmore entertains the crowd at Waitakere Sounds' Waitangi Day concert.
Around 4500 people rocked to the sounds of Kiwi chart toppers
Midnight Youth and Dane Rumble at first Henderson Park on Waitangi
Day - the first Waitakere Sounds 2010 concert of the summer.
Also entertaining the crowd basking in under clear blue skies was
the West's own funk/reggae five-piece, Soljah.
Waitakere Sounds is a free concert series presented by Waitakere
City Council and running throughout February and March and featuring
some of the biggest names in New Zealand music...
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