The Groves Street Party

You can't beat a street party to bring a community together. This is certainly one of the events we will miss when we make our move to Auckland. The children made their own flags, rode bikes, got soaked having water fights, learnt to play African drums, held a penatly shoot out (couldn't tell you if England lost again), played giant twister and the younger ones just simply enjoyed the freedom of a closed road.

It was good to finally put a name to the many familar faces who live within the Groves and share our experiences of living in such a welcoming neighbourhood. It was particularly interesting to discover the history of the Groves and the names of the people who lived in the area dating back to the late 19th century.



Giant twister in the middle of the road.



The children making a big splash.



Etienne in a quiet moment between games of football.



Fiona watching baby Erin meet the neighbours.



Lorraine and Alistair catching up.



Chris attempting to guess which garden belongs to which house.



Dorte and Celia in a fantastic bonnet.



DJ Papa Al (Alan) and Brian taking cover in the shade.



Sue taking time out under a sumach tree.



George and Yasmin handing out the prizes during the 'Guess the Garden' Competition.



Mark and Alan looking very composed.



Sandrine, Joel and Jenny watch some of the children jumping in the paddling pool.



Val relaxing after winning first prize (with Sue) in the 'Guess the Garden' competition.



David is Kiwi resident in Sheffield.



Theo takes an early driving lesson in a borrowed car.



Yasmin contemplating her next flag.