New Years Picnic & BBQ at Glentunnel Domain Sunday 14th January 2024

The first event of the new year saw a large group of 59 cars dapart from the Air Force Museum in Wigram and head for Glentunnel Domain, situated in the tranquil township of Glentunnel.

Glentunnel (previously known as Surveyors Gully) is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. The park is set amongst a variety of trees and adjacent to the crystal clear waters of the Selwyn River, this is an ideal place to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends. It has a close historical association with coal, clay and sand mines of the Malvern area. Originally named ‘Surveyors Gully’, Glentunnel, derived from the tramway tunnel in the glen that gave access to the Homebush coal mine. Coal was discovered in 1871, along with deposits of fine clay, which lead to the establishment of a brick, tile and pottery works that survived until the 1980s.

Glentunnel has many recreational walkways. These include the River Walk, a walkway that follows the Selwyn River from the camping ground to the one-lane bridge at the western end of Glentunnel, and the Millennium Walkway, which follows the former tramway route
up to the disused tunnel which gave the township its name. This walkway was opened in 2000.

Glentunnel also has a domain, where cricket, football or rugby can be played. To the south of the domain is the Glentunnel Holiday Park, which is popular during the summer months for its location next to the Selwyn River. Adjacent to the domain is the Hororata Golf Club.
This was a beautiful summer day and convertibles were out in force and it seems it was also a great day to give the family dog a run.

The club put on a sausage BBQ and our resident piper gave his usual performance. The ice cream vendor who was only going to stay for half an hour stayed for 2 hours. A good time was had by all.