North Shore City honours returning Olympians with citywide convoy
Tuesday 2 September 2008, 7:29PM
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North Shore City Council will be hosting a welcome home motorcade for its local Olympians this Friday, September 5.
Mayor Andrew Williams says that around a quarter of the New Zealand Olympic team has some connection to the North Shore and it is a privilege to honour them.
Among those taking part is gold medal winning boardsailor Tom Ashley.
The Olympians will take part in a convoy around the North Shore, which will leave Devonport Primary School at midday and culminate in a civic ceremony at the North Shore City Council.
“The procession will give the whole of the North Shore a chance to congratulate the athletes and show them how proud we all are of their efforts and success," says Mayor Williams.
“We know the hard work that goes into training for the Olympics, and North Shore residents are likely to have often seen Olympians in the gym, on the road, in the sea or on Lake Pupuke training in their various disciplines.”
The motorcade will pass North Shore schools and through the North Shore’s town centres including Devonport, Forrest Hill, Mairangi Bay, Browns Bay, Albany, Glenfield, Birkenhead, Northcote, Milford and finish in Takapuna.
It will stop momentarily at Devonport Primary, Westlake Boys High School, Northcross Intermediate, Pinehill School, Albany School, Manuka Primary, Birkdale Primary and Northcote Intermediate.
Tom Ashley is an old boy of Westlake Boys High School and Devonport Primary.
Details of the motorcade are as follows:
LocationRouteApproximate Times
Devonport Victoria Street12pm
TakapunaEsmonde Road/Barry's Point Road/Tahoroto Road12.20pm
Forrest Hill Westlake Boys High School (Forrest Hill Road)12.25 pm
Mairangi BayShopping area (Beach Road)12.45pm
Browns BayShopping area (Clyde Road)1.05pm
PinehillPinehill School1.20pm
AlbanyAlbany Mall (Civic Crescent)1.30pm
Albany School1.35pm
GlenfieldShopping area (Glenfield Road)2.05pm
BirkdaleBirkdale School (Birkdale Road)2.15pm
BirkenheadHighbury shopping centre (Mokoia Road)2.30pm
NorthcoteShopping centre (Lake Road)2.35pm
MilfordMain street (Kitchener Road)2.45pm
TakapunaHurstmere Road/Anzac Avenue/The Strand3pm
Council forecourt - 1 The Strand 3.10pm
Note that the times are approximate and will depend on factors such as traffic.
Editor’s Note
Please note that photo opportunities will be available in various town centres and shopping centres and media interviews will be available at the end of the parade in the forecourt of the Council's head office at 1 The Strand, Takapuna.