Tauranga Classics
Team Contact:
Jocelyn Evans
Phone: (07) 578 0451
Team Coach:
Raewyn Andrews
Phone: (07 576 2020
With heavy hearts, but with happy memories of our almost 30 years as a Leisure Marching team, we have finally decided to retire. From our beginning in February 1992 we had 34 ladies passing through our ranks – some ex-marchers and some non-marchers. We finished with 8 marchers, myself as coach (a coach/marcher up until 2013), 15 past members and 10 members whom we sadly lost through those years. We enjoyed lots of trips away to North Is and National weekends, loved the themed social events with many weird and wonderful costumes. Our fund raising was mainly catering, some raffles and grants from Charity Organisations. We held working bees to make uniforms etc. and we attended birthday and Christmas outings. We have passed our uniforms on to a newly formed team in Whangarei, sold our boots, and donated lots to the Op shops around our city. We will certainly miss the exercise, fun and friendly gatherings and wish all the teams in New Zealand a long and happy association with Leisure Marching. Two of our marchers have joined 2 other local teams to continue in their beloved sport.
We held a final gathering for a lunch at Corry’s home, where we watched some old marching videos, took a team photo, and cut our Farewell cake.
Raewyn Andrews (Team coach) I was in the team right from the start, along with Jocelyn Evans, who started the team, both of us still there right to the finish along with many others who marched for 20 years plus.
The team was formed in 1992 and currently have 12 members (3 of which from the formation and first marching display)
A celebration lunch was held on Saturday 8th April 2017 with 60 past and present marchers attending from 9 local and 2 Matamata teams.
2020 – Xmas lunch with present and past members.
2018 – Wild, Wild West – 3rd place at North Island social evening in September.
2017 – Past & Present members celebrate 25 years.
2017 -1st team formed February 1992 . L/ R June, Maggie, Ces (oldest original member), Jocelyn (team founder – still current member), Andrea,
Raewyn (Coach, still current, for all the 25 years). Absent: Lynn and Shirley. Passed away: Jill and Myra.
First team in 1992
Disco Girls
North Island Day – Napier – 2016
Nationals in Tauranga 2015 – Texan Tart Cheerleaders
Rock Stars, Pop Stars and Divas
Social Evening 2014 North Island Event Palmerston North
L/ R : Jocelyn (Diva), Christine & Jan (Blues Bros.), Alison (Debbie Reynolds), Karol & Marion (Topp Twins Camp Leader & Camp Mother), Raewyn (Elton John), Corry (Mrs. Brown), Helen (Malvina Major), Myra (Vera Lynn)
Tauranga Display Day 2014
The Team June 15 2014 Tauranga Blue Belles day
The team at Major Effort’s day Pukekohe July 2012
The team at Major Effort’s day Pukekohe July 2012
The team at their 20th Birthday celebration. Feb 2012
The anniversary was combined with the Matua Majors and Golden Kiwis teams as they all formed on the same day 20 Feb 1992.
At the North Island Display Day – Palmerston North Oct 2011
20th Anniversary Luncheon – Feb 2012
Parade of Uniforms throughout the years.
The Team 2011 in Summer Uniforms.
March past at the North Island Display day – Tauranga 2007
The team displays it’s new uniform