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Marfell Mana!

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Marfell Mana logo. The community celebrated the monay positives of Marfell and enjoyed a day out at this inaugral free youth event in 2008. Check out the action-packed event programme!

Marfell Mana! event programme

10am
Award Ceremony “Marfell Outstanding Service Awards”
Marfell Mural formal opening
Kapa Haka

11am
Hip Hop Workshops
Graffiti Mural – location Marfell BMX Action Track
T-shirt designing

Noon
BMX Open Day / Demonstrations
Free Sausage Sizzle

1pm
Fire Safety
Fun Activities – Police obstacle course

2pm onwards
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Great Marfell Mural

Enter a team to design and paint a mural! Up to 15 mural panels can be painted by groups of youth from the Marfell community. The panels will be mounted in the heart of Marfell to encourage community pride and reduce graffiti. The finished murals will be coated with an anti-graffiti coating to project the artworks for the future.

Who should your team include? Teams should include mainly children or youth from the Marfell area and an adult to help organise.
What equipment do you need? None. All equipment will be provided and includes paint, paintbrushes, plywood boards.
What’s in it for me? Become part of a huge event and get your art in a public space!
When do we see the finished mural? Marfell Mana! 10am on Monday 10 March (Taranaki Anniversary).
How do I register? Download the entry form and send it to:
Community Development
New Plymouth District Council
Private Bag 2025
New Plymouth 4340

Great Marfell Mural entry form (Two pages 272KB PDF)

Entries must be received by Friday 22 February and teams have until Friday 29 February to complete their mural.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful logo. Resene logo.

Major sponsorship from Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Resene Colour Shops has enabled this project.

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Marfell Outstanding Award

Do you know someone who has demonstrated strength and determination while bringing peace, prosperity and good health to the Marfell community? Then nominate them for the Marfell Outstanding Award!

Approximately 10 residents from the Marfell community will be awarded for their positive involvement demonstrating "strength and determination while bringing peace, prosperity and good health".

Download the nomination forms and drop it into Marfell Dairy on Cook St by Wednesday 27 February.

Marfell Outstanding Award nomination form (One page 185KB PDF)

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Helping Hands Day

Join over 75 church volunteers and blitz graffiti in Marfell. Organised as part of the national Helping Hands Day, volunteers will be painting out graffiti, spreading garden mulch and cleaning up rubbish.

When: Saturday 8 March
Where: Marfell

Marfell Mana! will highlight the positive aspects of this community and will include a number of activities, aimed to gain support and participation of residents. Run by the Marfell Combined Cultural Trust, the Graffiti Project Group of the Safer Community Council and the New Plymouth District Council, Marfell Mana! is part of other projects aimed at a reduction in graffiti vandalism.