What to Expect
We are looking forward to hosting our Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club 75th Reunion weekend to celebrate 75 years of membership and service to our community. The weekend will be a celebration of our past and a look forward to our future. We are inviting members past and present to connect and share memories, enjoy a social time together, have some fun and get excited about the next 75 years!
Dates
Labour Weekend: Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October 2025.
The Program
We are planning on holding the following activities, which will all be held at the Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club and/or in the Club Cafe.
Friday Night Meet & Greet: Club Café opens at 5.00pm-11.00pm
Its our Meet and Greet/mix and mingle event hosted at Orewa Surf Club Cafe with doors opening at 5pm, (U18's will need a guardian present).
This will be a night to catch up with old and new friends and share stories and memories of the good times had! There will be a display of memorabilia, photos displays, albums, trophies and more for viewing.
The Cafe will have a dinner and bar snack menu available throughout the night.
Speeches and Cake are at 6.30pm - We have a number of speakers lined up - you won’t want to miss this!
An acoustic set will kick off at 7.15pm to play into the night!
Saturday Night Beach Party: Club Café opens at 5.00pm - 11.00pm
Life Members breakfast at the Café (please note that this is by invite only).
It’s time to pull out the Hawaiian shirts and Lei's we have our beach party! (U18's will need to have a guardian present).
The Beach Party event is hosted at Orewa Surf Club Cafe with doors opening at 5pm. A dinner and bar snacks menu will be available throughout the evening. We have a special license to open up to the front lawn in front of the clubhouse - this area will be fenced off, and we will have a marquee and a pop up bar set up!
The Band - Rewind, will be kicking off at 7.30pm, playing all the great classics we know and love - so come prepared to dance the night away!
This will be our last anniversary celebration in the clubrooms as we have known them for the last 65 years (gosh it could tell some tales!) Lets show them what a good old school Ōrewa Clubbie party is!
Sunday Beach Morning: Club & Cafe arrive from 10.00am
It’s a Sunday Funday you won’t want to miss! Bring along the family for a relaxed morning at the beach. Pack your speedo's, togs or wetsuit because it’s have a go day! We will have Boats, Canoes, Skis and Boards out for anyone wanting to see if they still got it or wish they did and anyone up for a polar plunge!?!
The Reel will be out! Any old R&R teams wanting to come together for a march past or put on a R&R display to show all our young ones what our reel man logo represents - let us know here? Grab your mates from the old days as it’s going to be a lot of fun and we know the kids will love to see this!
We will have lots of memorabilia on display, from old swimwear, trophies, and albums. If you have any memorabilia items you would like to have on display, please let us know we would love to chat - email us here!
We will have some juniors out training and lifeguards on patrol.
The Junior Club will have the BBQ fired up with our crowd-pleasing sausage sizzle.
The Café will have their full breakfast menu available to dine in (you might want to book a table on the deck to watch all the action) and will also have the Breakfast Burger as a Takeaway option. Cafe table bookings can be made here
We will have cameras out capturing the morning as well as group shots through the ages - a group photo for each decade, along with the opportunity to get old crew and team photos!
The Afternoon program will be back in the Café from 2pm for a Sunday session. We will have a DJ playing chilled house tunes, and a special appearance of sangria and mojito jugs! This will be a free, open to the public and kids are welcome! The front lawn will still be open too!
Its a Sunday Funday you wont want to miss!
Entry to all 3 events is by ticket only and are all covered by a single ticket. The ticket price for the weekend is $40.00 per person. Be in quick, as we have limited numbers and at this new price it will sell out.
Tickets are on sale now
The ticket price for the weekend is $40.00 per person and will include entry for the 3 events listed below.
Friday 24 October: Meet & Greet
Saturday 25 October: Beach Party
Sunday 26 October: Beach Activities
Be in quick, as we have limited numbers and at this new price it will sell out! If you purchased tickets at the previous price, we will process a refund for you.
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