In England, the aristocracy have a regular round of summer events called ‘The Season’. It starts with the Grand National horse race in April, followed by the Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race, the Chelsea Flower Show, the Derby, Ascot, and Wimbledon, and culminates with the Edinburgh Festival in August.
In the same way, some things are annual events in the Christchurch sheddie scene. At the beginning of November, there was, in its second year, the Rotary Ōtautahi Passport Christchurch Shed Tour, Behind the Shed Door, with 15 sheds available to be viewed. Then, towards the end of that month, came Syd’s Moped Run, which has been held every year since 1995.
Behind the Shed Door
Some of the sheds on the Behind the Shed Door self-drive tour were familiar from the previous…