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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business)Westland Snowflake Ice cream
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Terri Cleghorn My favourite jet plane ice blocks
22 December 2014 at 17:43 · Like · 1
Helen Rowland They have lost the taste of icecream as it was then
22 December 2014 at 17:53 · Like · 2
Bev Kelly never did like Snowflake...too icy!
22 December 2014 at 18:00 · Like
Lynlee Dyeming They use to make the best Choc orange ever
22 December 2014 at 18:09 · Like · 2
Sue Lyon We used bike out to the factory and get a free chocolate bomb. Delicious!
22 December 2014 at 18:14 · Like · 2
Mary Saxon Faulkner The best ice cream I ever had....
22 December 2014 at 18:14 · Like · 3
John Tacon Yes it was the best around when we were kids
22 December 2014 at 18:17 · Like · 1
Michael Hansby hell yea
22 December 2014 at 18:21 · Like · 1
Laurie Anisy Yes really sad to see this icon business close.
22 December 2014 at 18:24 · Like · 1
Pamela Moffitt Russ My dad used to sell Snowflake ice creams at Stillwater
22 December 2014 at 18:28 · Like · 1
Berni Veale Omg the rocket shaped ice blocks best ever ! Nothing anywhere tastes as good my fave was the raspberry
22 December 2014 at 18:32 · Like · 3
Sue Lyon Yes the raspberry rocket ice blocks were the best!
22 December 2014 at 18:34 · Like · 2
Paul Logie Great tasting ice-cream,best id ever had,i agree that orange choc chip was excellent!
22 December 2014 at 18:41 · Like · 3
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin We used to go to Mervs shop to pig out on Snowflake ice cream, YUMMM
22 December 2014 at 18:46 · Like · 3
Dale Pamment I remember going through the Factory on a school trip and of course a free rocket ice block at the end. Happy times
22 December 2014 at 19:07 · Like · 3
Catherine Ellen Moffitt Rowlands Banana chocolate chop my fav.
See Translation
22 December 2014 at 19:25 · Like · 3
Drums Turner I remember it coming in cardboard boxes,an playing in the factory a family friend owned it in the 90s
22 December 2014 at 19:30 · Like · 1
Kiley Drake Yummy
22 December 2014 at 19:35 · Like · 1
Catherine Ellen Moffitt Rowlands We used to get it in metal cans at our shop, us kids got to use spoons to clean out the dregs when the can was nearly empty, we didn't mind what flavor it was then..
22 December 2014 at 19:36 · Like · 1
Brent Tunnage boysenberry
22 December 2014 at 19:37 · Like · 1
Pamela Moffitt Russ I liked orange back then
22 December 2014 at 19:39 · Like · 1
Don Hutton Frank Bell also sold Snowflake icecream. Best in the world, we thought!
22 December 2014 at 19:43 · Like · 2
Michael Minchin I remember the night it was hit by lightning, (Jan 94) huge electrical storm that night, by the time Dad and I cruised past in the truck there was quite a number of fire appliances in attendance
22 December 2014 at 19:48 · Like · 1
Pauline Hadfield My eldest brother Victor Smithers worked here for a short while when he left school. I can remember him bringing ice cream home - which we had to eat straight away because we had no freezer!
22 December 2014 at 19:48 · Like · 4
Drums Turner Lol thats not a bad thing tho pauline smile emoticon
22 December 2014 at 20:02 · Like · 2
Jennifer Roberts I was only talking about this the other day, mmmmm hokie pokie
22 December 2014 at 20:10 · Like · 2
Pauline Watts there ice cream was so yummm
22 December 2014 at 20:19 · Like · 1
Lynne Simpson Every visit Dad took us all 5 kids to get icecream then get a tub to take home. I loved that ritual
22 December 2014 at 22:17 · Like · 1
Paul Rennie Used to go to Ern Reynolds softdrink factory, asked for what flavour, replied ANYTHING,so they put up a brew, ANYTHING, good marketing
22 December 2014 at 22:24 · Like · 1
Drums Turner Was that in blackmore street? Paul Rennie
22 December 2014 at 22:30 · Like · 1
Paul Rennie I am not sure, but will find out on Boxing day, will be in Westport for races.
22 December 2014 at 22:31 · Like · 2
Shawry Shaw Nothing will ever beat snowflake icecream!
23 December 2014 at 00:30 · Like · 2
Matthew Jellie I lived 2 houses down from there. The Nolan's owned it, best ice cream in the world. Talville road. Coal creek
23 December 2014 at 01:43 · Like · 3
Victor Smithers not nolans ,,,Nortons
23 December 2014 at 02:20 · Like · 1
Matthew Jellie Sorry you are wright the Norton's
23 December 2014 at 03:17 · Like · 1
Bruce Dando Dandos way back.
23 December 2014 at 06:23 · Like · 1
Robyn Gielis the best ice cream ever
23 December 2014 at 10:42 · Like · 1
Vernon Pattinson they where
23 December 2014 at 10:45 · Like
Peter Westwood When Batys had the farm where Teddy Guthblute has Motel I remember getting ice cream there many years ago, would that been the fore runner to Snowflake?
23 December 2014 at 15:55 · Like · 1
Brett Adler Why did it close down
23 December 2014 at 17:10 · Like · 1
Justine Gekas 's The best ice cream I ever had on the Coast was from Bell
23 December 2014 at 19:42 · Like · 2
Lyn Adler It burnt down
23 December 2014 at 19:49 · Like · 1
Justine Gekas a 's milk barI have made some sort of a mistake writing my comment, but what I wanted to say is that Frank Bell's milk bar had the best ice cream I ever tasted. I still see Brenda Bell (Frank's eldest daughter) regularly as well as Margaret (a younger daughter). Brend
23 December 2014 at 19:51 · Like · 3
June David Campbell Peter Westwood, where you got the ice cream was Sunshine. Kerr Baty made it. Was a separate company, closed many years ago.
23 December 2014 at 22:03 · Like · 1
June David Campbell Should be Jeff Batty
23 December 2014 at 22:03 · Like · 1
Peter Westwood That right June it was Sunshine, in fact the sign was on the building many years later. How are you two keeping June ?
23 December 2014 at 22:57 · Edited · Like · 1
Mat Oates Should still be open if you ask me. No ice cream is ever going to be better.
24 December 2014 at 00:16 · Like · 1
Brian J Hunter yum ....hokey pokey smile emoticon
24 December 2014 at 08:53 · Like · 1
June David Campbell David and I good Peter (Charlie). We moved back to Grey just on three years ago after 17 years in Nelson. Home called for some reason. Really enjoy all the old photos.
24 December 2014 at 09:20 · Like · 2
Peter Westwood No place like home June. Heres a snippet of useless information, i live in Fred Campbell Drive. No relation to David, but who knows? Merry Xmas to you both.
24 December 2014 at 11:42 · Like · 3
Mark Jeffery Sunley had this for some yrs
Mark Jeffery Sunley's photo.
24 December 2014 at 19:17 · Like · 4
Vernon Pattinson REMEMBER IT WELL
Terri Cleghorn My favourite jet plane ice blocks
22 December 2014 at 17:43 · Like · 1
Helen Rowland They have lost the taste of icecream as it was then
22 December 2014 at 17:53 · Like · 2
Bev Kelly never did like Snowflake...too icy!
22 December 2014 at 18:00 · Like
Lynlee Dyeming They use to make the best Choc orange ever
22 December 2014 at 18:09 · Like · 2
Sue Lyon We used bike out to the factory and get a free chocolate bomb. Delicious!
22 December 2014 at 18:14 · Like · 2
Mary Saxon Faulkner The best ice cream I ever had....
22 December 2014 at 18:14 · Like · 3
John Tacon Yes it was the best around when we were kids
22 December 2014 at 18:17 · Like · 1
Michael Hansby hell yea
22 December 2014 at 18:21 · Like · 1
Laurie Anisy Yes really sad to see this icon business close.
22 December 2014 at 18:24 · Like · 1
Pamela Moffitt Russ My dad used to sell Snowflake ice creams at Stillwater
22 December 2014 at 18:28 · Like · 1
Berni Veale Omg the rocket shaped ice blocks best ever ! Nothing anywhere tastes as good my fave was the raspberry
22 December 2014 at 18:32 · Like · 3
Sue Lyon Yes the raspberry rocket ice blocks were the best!
22 December 2014 at 18:34 · Like · 2
Paul Logie Great tasting ice-cream,best id ever had,i agree that orange choc chip was excellent!
22 December 2014 at 18:41 · Like · 3
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin We used to go to Mervs shop to pig out on Snowflake ice cream, YUMMM
22 December 2014 at 18:46 · Like · 3
Dale Pamment I remember going through the Factory on a school trip and of course a free rocket ice block at the end. Happy times
22 December 2014 at 19:07 · Like · 3
Catherine Ellen Moffitt Rowlands Banana chocolate chop my fav.
See Translation
22 December 2014 at 19:25 · Like · 3
Drums Turner I remember it coming in cardboard boxes,an playing in the factory a family friend owned it in the 90s
22 December 2014 at 19:30 · Like · 1
Kiley Drake Yummy
22 December 2014 at 19:35 · Like · 1
Catherine Ellen Moffitt Rowlands We used to get it in metal cans at our shop, us kids got to use spoons to clean out the dregs when the can was nearly empty, we didn't mind what flavor it was then..
22 December 2014 at 19:36 · Like · 1
Brent Tunnage boysenberry
22 December 2014 at 19:37 · Like · 1
Pamela Moffitt Russ I liked orange back then
22 December 2014 at 19:39 · Like · 1
Don Hutton Frank Bell also sold Snowflake icecream. Best in the world, we thought!
22 December 2014 at 19:43 · Like · 2
Michael Minchin I remember the night it was hit by lightning, (Jan 94) huge electrical storm that night, by the time Dad and I cruised past in the truck there was quite a number of fire appliances in attendance
22 December 2014 at 19:48 · Like · 1
Pauline Hadfield My eldest brother Victor Smithers worked here for a short while when he left school. I can remember him bringing ice cream home - which we had to eat straight away because we had no freezer!
22 December 2014 at 19:48 · Like · 4
Drums Turner Lol thats not a bad thing tho pauline smile emoticon
22 December 2014 at 20:02 · Like · 2
Jennifer Roberts I was only talking about this the other day, mmmmm hokie pokie
22 December 2014 at 20:10 · Like · 2
Pauline Watts there ice cream was so yummm
22 December 2014 at 20:19 · Like · 1
Lynne Simpson Every visit Dad took us all 5 kids to get icecream then get a tub to take home. I loved that ritual
22 December 2014 at 22:17 · Like · 1
Paul Rennie Used to go to Ern Reynolds softdrink factory, asked for what flavour, replied ANYTHING,so they put up a brew, ANYTHING, good marketing
22 December 2014 at 22:24 · Like · 1
Drums Turner Was that in blackmore street? Paul Rennie
22 December 2014 at 22:30 · Like · 1
Paul Rennie I am not sure, but will find out on Boxing day, will be in Westport for races.
22 December 2014 at 22:31 · Like · 2
Shawry Shaw Nothing will ever beat snowflake icecream!
23 December 2014 at 00:30 · Like · 2
Matthew Jellie I lived 2 houses down from there. The Nolan's owned it, best ice cream in the world. Talville road. Coal creek
23 December 2014 at 01:43 · Like · 3
Victor Smithers not nolans ,,,Nortons
23 December 2014 at 02:20 · Like · 1
Matthew Jellie Sorry you are wright the Norton's
23 December 2014 at 03:17 · Like · 1
Bruce Dando Dandos way back.
23 December 2014 at 06:23 · Like · 1
Robyn Gielis the best ice cream ever
23 December 2014 at 10:42 · Like · 1
Vernon Pattinson they where
23 December 2014 at 10:45 · Like
Peter Westwood When Batys had the farm where Teddy Guthblute has Motel I remember getting ice cream there many years ago, would that been the fore runner to Snowflake?
23 December 2014 at 15:55 · Like · 1
Brett Adler Why did it close down
23 December 2014 at 17:10 · Like · 1
Justine Gekas 's The best ice cream I ever had on the Coast was from Bell
23 December 2014 at 19:42 · Like · 2
Lyn Adler It burnt down
23 December 2014 at 19:49 · Like · 1
Justine Gekas a 's milk barI have made some sort of a mistake writing my comment, but what I wanted to say is that Frank Bell's milk bar had the best ice cream I ever tasted. I still see Brenda Bell (Frank's eldest daughter) regularly as well as Margaret (a younger daughter). Brend
23 December 2014 at 19:51 · Like · 3
June David Campbell Peter Westwood, where you got the ice cream was Sunshine. Kerr Baty made it. Was a separate company, closed many years ago.
23 December 2014 at 22:03 · Like · 1
June David Campbell Should be Jeff Batty
23 December 2014 at 22:03 · Like · 1
Peter Westwood That right June it was Sunshine, in fact the sign was on the building many years later. How are you two keeping June ?
23 December 2014 at 22:57 · Edited · Like · 1
Mat Oates Should still be open if you ask me. No ice cream is ever going to be better.
24 December 2014 at 00:16 · Like · 1
Brian J Hunter yum ....hokey pokey smile emoticon
24 December 2014 at 08:53 · Like · 1
June David Campbell David and I good Peter (Charlie). We moved back to Grey just on three years ago after 17 years in Nelson. Home called for some reason. Really enjoy all the old photos.
24 December 2014 at 09:20 · Like · 2
Peter Westwood No place like home June. Heres a snippet of useless information, i live in Fred Campbell Drive. No relation to David, but who knows? Merry Xmas to you both.
24 December 2014 at 11:42 · Like · 3
Mark Jeffery Sunley had this for some yrs
Mark Jeffery Sunley's photo.
24 December 2014 at 19:17 · Like · 4
Vernon Pattinson REMEMBER IT WELL
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West Coast New Zealand History (15th Jan 2022). Westland Snowflake Ice cream company.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 7th Dec 2024 08:53, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/12573