Double triumph in the bay

 

Kerikeri Tennis Club’s new tennis facility, at Waipapa, has been served up a grant of $120,000.

The courts will be next to the new Bay Sport stadium, which was itself a recent recipient of a $295,000 ASB Trusts’ grant.

The trust also put $30,000 towards the Bay of Islands Arts Festival, which ran from March 3-18.

This took opera, orchestral music, comedy and art shows to the region, with many events also touring schools.

The grant helped festival organisers keep ticket prices to a minimum and encouraged a wide range of community participation.  

Festival director Sandy Mecredy said Nesian Mystik and Adeaze were a huge success.

“The rehearsal was a huge success too and in my mind of most value because the bands talked with the audience, played requests and drew questions from a wide range of young people. Young and old were entralled with them,” she said.