Helensville A&P Show

09/09/2024

Quick reminder to riders that the tracks are closed for grazing this week. They will be open again from 1pm Friday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

07/09/2024

Horse Measuring today folks, from 9am to midday. No appointment necessary.

See www.helensvilleshow.co.nz/other and click on horse measuring.

03/09/2024

COMMUNITY BBQ DINNERS // The Northland Collaboration Group is bringing back Community BBQ Dinners this Spring.

They have lined up 9 events where you can come along, enjoy a delicious dinner and connect with your local community.

Email Hazel at [email protected] to RSVP - make sure you include which location you want to attend in the email.

03/09/2024

We're very excited to announce that the Helensville Santa Parade is back....and even more exciting, it is being held right here on the Helensville Showgrounds.

So save the date - Sunday 15th December. Gather your clan and make up a float.

Float entries can be lodged at www.northwestcountry.co.nz/helensville-santa-parade-and-market/ and full details are also on the website page or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/events/499120309542132.

Or just come along and enjoy the day of celebration. The Parade is in conjunction with The Village Christmas Market, which is open from 8.30am to 3pm. The parade itself will start at midday (with assembly and judging from 10am). As well as the market there will be games and rides, coffee, ice cream and food. Oh and of course, Mr Santa Claus himself.

29/08/2024

SAVE THE DATE FOLKS - we're counting down....

Schedules will be out in October/November but see page 14 of the September Helensville News (in your mailbox, or online) for some of the fun new indoor classes.

Looking forward to seeing some Rural Rusty artworks - these can be indoor or outdoor sculptures or creations, made of things like rusty wire, driftwood, anything that looks rustic and rural!!

And it'll be great to see how you interpret "Holy Cow" into a floral arrangement or "Birds of a Feather" into a floral wreath (yes, feathers are of course allowed!).

For the blokes, it's time to put your pinny on and get practising your best naked cake recipe...that's the cake being naked, not you (although wouldn't that make a good photography class!).

Whether you're a farmer, lifestyle blocker or have any kind of garden - we're sure you'll be able to find a thistle for the new BIGGEST THISTLE class. We can probably even enter one from the showgrounds! You might want to start cultivating it now....

Go to town all you clever creative people and we'll let you know when the schedules are published.

24/08/2024

Our friends at Rural Support Trust Northland, in conjunction with their sponsors, are bringing a BRUNCH ON US to Farm Source Helensville on Tuesday 3rd September. Why not take an hour off-farm and pop in to share some eats and a yarn with like-minded folks from the district. Go on, let RST and their collaborators treat YOU. (Open to all local rural people, you do not have to be a Farm Source customer.)

14/08/2024

08/08/2024

****SOLD OUT*****
The Helensville A&P Association is excited to offer a visit to Gibbs Farm as a fundraiser for the 2025 Helensville Show.
https://events.humanitix.com/helensville-show-gibbs-farm-visit

Gibbs Farm contains numerous site-specific large-scale artworks, commissioned from some of the world's most significant contemporary artists.

Pack a picnic, wear sensible walking footwear and come and see the artworks, exotic animals and the stunning landscape that they respond to and transform. A reasonable level of fitness is required.

DATE: Thursday 10th October 2024, from 10am-2pm
PLACE: Gibbs Farm, 2421 Kaipara Coast Highway, Makarau
COST: $60 per person + booking fees
GO TO: https://events.humanitix.com/helensville-show-gibbs-farm-visit
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED! Bookings are essential and tickets sell out fast.

NB: Gibbs Farm is a private property open by appointment only. There is no entry fee to visit Gibbs Farm. All money raised through ticket sales will go directly towards the 121st Helensville Show, on 22nd February 2025. For Gibbs Farm Terms of Access, visit https://tinyurl.com/gibbsfarmterms

30/07/2024

HORSE MEASURING DATES FOR 2024-5 SEASON:

All Sundays, from 9am-midday, at the Helensville Showgrounds:-

August 11th
September 8th
October 13th
November 10th
December 8th
2025:
January 12th
February 9th

Full details and pricing are on our website at https://helensvilleshow.co.nz/horse-measuring

Bookings are not essential, it is OK to just turn up. However if you are in a hurry and do want to make an appointment, please call Rick or Julie on 0274920345. Bookings will be given preference.

For a Life Measure, please get in contact as you need a vet's form to be completed first (along with either branding or microchipping). Email the office on [email protected].

Please remember to:-
- bring your current certificate if it is a remeasure!
- present your horse/pony in a bridle;
- if they are a borderline measure, ensure they have had a recent trim;
- it is OK to present them either shod or unshod -50mm is deducted for shod animals;
- please give yourself plenty of time to arrive, unload, fill in the paperwork etc - if you are stressed, your animal will also be stressed.

Thanks everyone. Please email the office if you have any questions.

The Helensville Horse Measuring Team.

24/07/2024

Hey all our lovely riders - it's SWAPPA-KEY time.

You should have received an email a couple of days ago reminding you that the key renewals are now due. We are changing the lock this FRIDAY (not Monday as earlier advised), so you will need to swap your key over the coming week or so.

If you haven't already renewed, please download the form and email page 2 back to us at [email protected]. The form is on the website at https://helensvilleshow.co.nz/key-holder-hire/ and click on 2024-25 Key Holder Contract Form.

Shona is in the office the following days, to swap keys:-
- Weds 24th July & Thursday 25th July from 10.30am-4pm.
- Saturday 27th (same days as the Pony Club Equestrian Market), from 11am-3pm.
- Tues 30th, Weds 31st, Thursday 1st Aug, 10.30am-4pm.

It is quickest if you can email through the form and pay before you come, so we can have your key all ready. Otherwise we can do eftpos on the day. Whatever works for you.

If those options don't suit, email and we'll arrange something that fits for you.

If you're coming to the Equestrian Market, wear boots (or old footwear) - we've had a fair amount of rain!

PLEASE NOTE - NO RIDING ON SATURDAY WITH THE EQUESTRIAN MARKET ON. THE CARPARK WILL BE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY, FOR SET-UP AND THEN VISITORS.
FINE TO RIDE ON SUNDAY THOUGH.

Helensville showgrounds is an ideal venue to hire for a range of indoor and outdoor events and activities. Talk to us about showgrounds venue hire.

21/07/2024

SAVE THE DATE all horsie people - come along to the Helensville Pony Club EQUESTRIAN MARKET at the Showgrounds. New and used gear and goodies for sale. Plus burgers and baking, raffle and silent auction. Support your local Members.
11am - 3pm on Saturday 27th July.

14/07/2024

Helensville Village Market is on this Sunday, 21st July. Pop along for fresh baking, veges, plants, Lions' books and all kinds of interesting stalls. Live music and coffee to relax with. The market starts at 8.30am and runs until 1pm.

28/06/2024

Raffle time! Amazing prize pack up for grabs, worth over $1000.
$5 per ticket, all funds raised to support Helensville Pony Club.

To order tickets go to our raffle website using the link below https://forms.gle/y1UDaHLCo7dH8h9o9
Winner will be drawn on Saturday the 27th July at our Equestrian Market Day.

25/06/2024

The Helensville A&P Association AGM will be held at the Helensville Showgrounds on Wednesday 17th July, starting at 7.30pm. All welcome. Come along and hear how the last year has been, find out what being a member involves or join our committee.

Nomination forms are available from the website, if you wish to stand for the committee. Go to www.helensvilleshow.co.nz/becomeamember/agmnomination
Nomination forms must be filled in and returned to the office at least 7 days prior to the AGM.

We hope to see you there.

15/06/2024

This week we celebrate our many and varied volunteers. We truly value your input to our iconic Helensville A&P Show. Thank you, bless you and please keep coming back!

10/06/2024

It's the Village Market this Sunday 16th- come on down from 8.30am - 1pm and grab some fresh baking, veges, crafts or other treasures. Mobility parking near the hall, all other vehicles at the main carpark as you come in. Gold coin parking. No dogs please.

01/06/2024

Shout out to Myles and the team at Tricky Tree Removal for our pre-winter tidy up around the Showgrounds. They've cleaned up all the dodgy branches that looked like they could drop over winter and potentially damage our fences and yards and grounds. What a relief to our grounds team.

Great job, thanks team. We really appreciate it.
https://www.trickytreeremoval.co.nz/

31/05/2024

Enjoy the dinosaurs over the weekend everyone. It looks like great fun. Best to bring your gumboots after all the rain this week, or you might go home as a Mudosaurus🤣 🦖🦕

Send a message to learn more

23/05/2024

It's not often you see Dinosaurs in Helensville! But if you're a dinosaur fan, you're going to want to swing by the Showgrounds over the long weekend (King's Birthday weekend) and catch the Dinosaur exhibition. All details below.

22/05/2024

Wow, this looks like an amazing night, organised by the good people at Rural Support Trust. Get in quick, before it sells out!

19/05/2024

This sounds like an interesting and informative event....

18/05/2024

What a great day for a horse trek! It was just perfect. Thanks to Adam & Gaie Travers-Bishop for hosting our trek and to Sharron, Wilma, Julie, Dave, Dave 2 for their help with all the organisation/guiding/photos/toilet construction etc.

We had a beautiful ride over rolling hill country, with some steep hills to negotiate and the odd test (water hazards!, narrow sheep tracks and a bit of mud at the end), but it was good fun over excellent farmland with lovely people and their horses.

Just a few pics here but look out for the June Helensville News 2011 Ltd and we'll post a few more later in the week.

Thanks to all the riders for your support. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Watch out for the next trek, probably in November.

09/05/2024

It was great to see the Waitemata Hunt Inc mid-week team out enjoying the Showgrounds and surrounding countryside yesterday, on such a perfect Autumn day.

28/04/2024

****SOLD OUT****
HORSE TREK - TRAVERS-BISHOP FARM, FORDYCE ROAD.
SATURDAY 18th MAY, 10am-midday.

Yep, we are repeating our fabulous trek from last year over the Travers-Bishop farm at the end of Fordyce Road. Details as follows:-
- Rolling hill country, with a few decent hills and some great views.
- Walking pace.
- Guided, approx 2 hours, starting at 10am (gates open at 9am).
- $40 pp, payable to our bank account 06 0254 0158414 00.
- Includes a sausage afterwards, BYO drinks. Tell us if you're vegetarian!
- Limited to 50 riders.
- Rain/hail/wind/shine - hopefully SUNSHINE!

To register email your name/mobile/qty to [email protected].
NB - this is a SATURDAY (in the past the treks have been SUNDAYS).

Diary the date, grab a friend and register for a fun morning with like-minded people. We look forward to seeing you.

Shout-out to Adam & Gaie Travers-Bishop for allowing us access to their property🤩🐴

24/04/2024

24/04/2024

🪱🪱 Come and hear the latest in worm management strategies for cattle grazing systems, including practical examples of changes other farmers are making.

The national Wormwise programme is becoming more and more popular as NZ farmers enjoy learning and staying up to date with the latest science. Their stock and wallets are better for it.

Garth Riddle, a vet from Bay of Islands Veterinary Services is our Northland Wormwise facilitator. He's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to refining your drenching programme or farm operations to better manage any parasite issues.

Free to attend for any size farm. Lunch provided! Registrations essential: https://beeflambnz.com/events/blnz-wormwise-cattle-workshops-dargaville-totara-north-and-helensville