Hawkes Bay is set to welcome home its gold medal winning
residents Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell with open
arms, a red carpet and a permanent marker to their Olympic
achievement.
Napier and Hastings are going to turn it on for the twins on
Saturday, in recognition of their back-to-back double sculls
rowing successes.
The Hastings parade will end with a civic reception hosted by
Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule, who said a bronze statue, a
korowai (cloak), as well as naming a street or a park after
the Evers-Swindells had been considered to showcase their
efforts.
Mr Yule told Hawke's Bay Today that one of the new
parks which the council planned to build in the central
business district with cash from the sale of Nelson Park
could bear the twins' name.
"The achievements of Caroline and Georgina are truly
remarkable. "They are two of New Zealand's most successful
sportspeople and the community wants to congratulate their
win in style,' Mr Yule said.
Napier City Mayor Barbara Arnott said the community would be
rapt at getting another chance to celebrate the twins'
achievements.
"We turned out in our droves four years ago, and their feats
at winning back-to-back gold medals will see thousands of
people turning up to welcome them again,' she said.
The Napier parade starts at 10.15am at the Civic Square
followed by the Hastings Parade, about 11.30am.
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