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Record numbers at Hororata games by Kent Caddick
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The Hororata Highland Games more than justified its tag as the biggest games of its type in the Southern Hemisphere with well over 10,000 people descending on the small Selwyn township over the weekend. The sixth annual Hororata Highland Games was held in near perfect conditions at Hororata Domain on Saturday. Games event manager Cindy Driscoll said it was a wonderful occasion. “This event seems to capture people’s hearts, right from the Clan Hororata volunteers, to competitors, our sponsors, stallholders and visitors,” she said. “It has a very special atmosphere and we are already looking to how we can build on this for next year.” She said many came to the games just to have a go at some of the events like tossing a caber, sheaf or haggis as well as other challenges like archery or the Farmers Walk and ute pull. p The Hororata Highland Games now hosts one of the biggest Highland dancing competitions in the country. “All of this would not The event attracted nearly 100 was hugely impressed with the events. be possible without the Clan Hororata Highland dancers, making it one of the “It is certainly one of the best Highland volunteers,” Mrs Driscoll said. “We had a record number of people biggest Highland dancing competitions Games I have been to in the world. I volunteering at the games this year and in New Zealand, 11 Pipe Bands, 54 solo commend the organisers on how they they should all be extremely proud of the pipers and drummers, as well as 12 Tug engage young people in the event o’ War teams. right through from the competitions to event they staged. This year’s Games Chieftain Kyle the have-a-go events, which is unique “Many, many people have commented on how professional the event is and Warren, who wowed the crowd with his to the Hororata Highland Games,” Mr contemporary bagpipe playing, said he Warren said. ¢ how welcome they feel.”
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