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Location (city or town)Coal CreekGreymouthOrganisation (eg business)Snowflake Icecream factoryEventWestlands Own Icream Industry-Snowflake Icecream.
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Date Created27th May 2019CommentsAlison Armstrong Snowflake was associated with Coal Creek Batys I believe.. June David Campbell Alison Armstrong Snowflake was Norton family and Batys was Sunshine Icecream
Alison Armstrong Thank you June. It was well before my time! Mel Higson Yum banana choc chip was my fav
Mel Higson Tanya Momo Its gud isnt it & orange choc chip
ManageCeol Mhor NZ was this the factory shop in Runanga.
Craig Smith Ceol Mhor NZ coal creek straight. Probably 1km taylorville side of the turnoff to Runanga
Ceol Mhor NZ the ole folks would take us there when we were good boy's, just a couple of time's.
Maurice O'Flaherty best ice cream made does anyone have the recipe
Joy Hill-Cooper It was the best ice cream ever made
Phil Olson Did the Westcoast Development Trust invest in or buy the Snowflake business.
Mike Johnston That was the best ice cream
Myron Caldwell My brother worked for them briefly in the 50's and lost the end of a finger in a slicer. I don't know if it improved the flavour.John Patrick Ward Myron Caldwell and raspberry flavor was born John Nancekivell Phyllis Aberhart I loved the multi taste yum
Phyllis Aberhart John Nancekivell me too
Ceol Mhor NZ does the factory still operate.
Nina Townsend Ceol Mhor NZ no fire destroyed it
Robin Whyte No west coast development closed it
Phyllis Aberhart Robin Whyte any idea why?
Robin Whyte my wife was the last one to put the ice cream in the containers i do know why but not sure if i should say
Emma Larking Best school trips ever! Tub of ice cream and rocket ship ice blocks Jennifer Griffin We went there with the school looked at the factory and got an ice cream at the end Jennifer Griffin We went there with the school looked at the factory and got an ice cream at the end Sue Bishop Best ice cream there was, my late brother was a delivery driver for them
Karen Winchester First place I worked it was great. And the ice cream before frozen was the best.
Carole Beeby Didn't know that Sue Bishop
Wendy Bruce I did not like snowflake ice cream.
Manageudith Norton My kids loved visiting grandad at Snowflake they thought they were living a dream of Charlie and chocolate factory. Fresh icecream collected straight out of the pipes for breakfast. :)
Colleen Eason painting of the Snowflake Factory at the Left Bank Gallery :-)
Jason Smith Best Ice cream
Heather Gaulter The best....most popular when we had Karoo School Store, west coast icon no more Nina Townsend Was a sad day the day i watched the factory burn dwn Nina Townsend Was a sad day the day i watched the factory burn dwn Nina Townsend Was a sad day the day i watched the factory burn dwn
Kristalee Barton Phyllis Aberhart I must’ve been about 16 so around January 1994.
Dorothy Wills Best tasting ice cream ever made
Helen Joan Forrest Yummy stuff
Nigel Naisbitt Jennifer Noble
Angela Lumsden M y mum and Anuty both worked there. We got the best birthday cakes ever
Niaouli Wolf Best ice cream ever.
Colin Pattinson Jackie Dando was truck driver , Brunner Fire brigade chief officerDebbie Ansett Colin Pattinson Jack is my Dad
Colin Pattinson Diane Dando Dad as well she was our post girl very good on as well Hi Diane
Leeanne Sneddon Colin Pattinson my grandad Ceol Mhor NZ Debbie Ansett any relation to Ralph and Bruce Dando.
Debbie Ansett Ceol Mhor NZ No
Debbie Ansett Colin Pattinson and so was I
Karen Winchester Debbie Ansett Jack was the best always had a gd laugh with him .
Debbie Ansett Karen Winchester Thanks Karen I still miss him he was also a great whistler.
Karen Winchester Debbie Ansett he definitely was that ..always knew where he was. he used to come have morning tea with me on a Wednesday when on his town rd after I had Andrea always looked forward to that.
Michelle Griffin Debbie Ansett remember Jack so well. He would deliver ice cream to my dads shop (Merv’s) Sometimes have a cuppa and a chat out the back. He was a real nice guy. Debbie Ansett Karen Winchester Thanks Karen I still miss him he was also a great whistler.
Karen Winchester Debbie Ansett he definitely was that ..always knew where he was. he used to come have morning tea with me on a Wednesday when on his town rd after I had Andrea always looked forward to that.
Michelle Griffin Debbie Ansett remember Jack so well. He would deliver ice cream to my dads shop (Merv’s) Sometimes have a cuppa and a chat out the back. He was a real nice guy.
Debbie Ansett Michelle Griffin Thanks isn’t it great to reminisce we all remember your Dad and his shop. Good old days. Hey!!!
Kath Merv Moreton Does anyone remember Apex icecream?
It had a bear on its adverts.
Kath Merv Moreton Bev Freitas It was really creamy as I remember
Yvonne Lawson Kath Merv Moreton yes that was real creamy McMonagels? Sold that on one corner by Miners Hall in Runanga and Clarke’s across the road had snowflake. Bootes had Cream Freeze. Their Cups of Joy were so yummy. Gone are those days. Lois Iacoppi liked snowflake but preferred tip top hokey pokey
Mandy Jean Partleton Banana Choc Chip was my fave.Moi Mclaughlin Someone must have the recipe? I think it should be brought back, with today's technology it must be possible. Best icecream with the best childhood memories Moi Mclaughlin Someone must have the recipe? I think it should be brought back, with today's technology it must be possible. Best icecream with the best childhood memories Leeanne Sneddon Strawberry Leeanne Sneddon Strawberry Diane Burling Snowflake . Best ice cream ever !
Mike Mora The Barlow Family.
Denise Bradley Was always the best
Gavin Aldridge The chocolate bombs, yummy
Pauline Barrow With coconut on the top
Mary Saxon Faulkner The very best ice cream ever!!
Sandra Geddes Yip best ever!
Sharon Fraser-Tapp Yum
Lynley McInroe Used to go to the factory and buy it in bulk. Great ice cream.Lois Arnold Was the best icecream
Lois Coulter Best ice cream ever
Max Johnson And then jimmy tip-top came wow so much yummy
Billy Campbell Loved it till I seen it made on a school excursion
Julie Ray Chandler Owen Nortons realy great product.Just the best.
Craig Hames I use to visit with the Norton's often good friends with Laurence . You have no idea how good the large sacks of hokey pokey were.
June Edwards What abut the joy bar they were the best
Tania Newman They were Polar Bars, same as Joybars.
June Edwards Thanks Tania when I was writing joy bar I could quite recall there name they were in a cardboard box had raspberry through the middle of the ice cream coated in chocolate was yum big time Anthea Keenan Hope WMP bring on ice cream = Westland gold nuggets (hokey pokey style).
Tania Newman Polar bars. Scrummy
Mike Roberts Was such a nice ice cream. Now it's something you get called on FB :-D
Tish Morris Lovely ice cream, especially hokey pokey!
Wendy Gibson Banana chip & Hokey Pokey were their best, I miss their ice cream, nothing else tastes as good as Snowflake Ice Cream did.
Tanya Halliday Was my favourite ice cream growing up, Banana Chip was the best!
Alan Quinn Best Ice Cream anywhere on the planet! Although it must be said MR Cornish of Marsden Road was a little stingy with the halfpenny cones!
Leanna Gillespie Annie Best ice cream ever
Mary Griffiths Definitely the best
Karina Cook Best ice cream
Shirley Arabin in the King Country we has Ruapehu icecream made in Taumarunui
Mandy Richardson My mum worked there
Marlene Fawcett It was so yum
Raelene Buchanan I have always been a TIP TOP girl. I hope the new ownership don't mess with the receipe tho!!
Anne Pattinson Yum do they still make it
Karen Winchester Anne Pattinson snowflake closed yrs ago Anne.....loved working there ......
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· Reply · Maggie Boot Beat hoky pokie ever
Beverley Jean Beaumont Snowflake icecream was good,bought back westcoast memories.
Maxine Hales Saunders Yes, memories. Loved through POLAR BARS, they were yummyyyyyy.
Diane Haaja Mums favourite
Julie Lucas Loved that ice cream. It should start up again given tip top are now not nz
Myron Caldwell Funnily enough, at Inangahua we got deliveries from Tip Top from Nelson. I don't recall the driver's name, but he had the skills to whistle like Ronnie Rinaldo. Daft things that stay in your grey matter.
Sue Berry Favourite ice creams.
Vicki Summerfield Loved it
Janice DaVia I worked for this company. Great loss to the west coast the best icecream
Trish Leckie Really enjoyed that ice cream. It was the best
Jeanne Thomson Owen Norton still going strong it’s a shame that the ice cream
Barbara Scott I remember a school trip there
Heather Munro Yes Barbara Scott I think that was the same time as we went down Dobson mine
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales I loved snowflake best of all. Xxxx
Barry Wright Yep the best ever .Les Ellis Snowflake great West Coast Ice Cream. Remember it well.
Doug Griffin I remember this well - my Mum would only buy this
Ryan Mcvicar Miss it to it was tasty
Linzi Woods So creamy ...not like the watered down stuff of today..
Mary-Jane Tomasi When I was little I was staying in Cobden with Nana and Granddad Larcombe and I sent in a joke to Uncle John on the radio 3za I think, and won SNOWFLAKE ice cream. Best ice cream ever !
John Nancekivell Mary-Jane Tomasi Hi Mary Jane, it could also have been 3yz children's program
Dea Minehan Mary-Jane Tomasi Manera's Store in Ross had Snowflake ice cream - didn't it make it to Hari Hari ? A real treat thou eh Julie Madigan...
Mary-Jane Tomasi Dea Minehan yes we sometimes called in on our way home from town ! Best ice cream ever. I even called my cat snowflake. ...
Dianne Manera We used to buy blackberries for snow to put in their icecream
Robert Hilton Marsh i can rember that at moviess
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales It had a different smell as well and when we couldn't get it any more it was ages before I could eat the other. I can still smell it just thinking about it x
Allison Riding I remember going on a school excursion to the factory, with samples at the end. Delicious.
Marilyn Jones Loved that ice cream
JenDick Stevens me too
Dianne Manera We used to buy blackberries for snow to put in there icecream
Robert Hilton Marsh i can rember that at moviess
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales It had a different smell as well and when we couldn't get it any more it was ages before I could eat the other. I can still smell it just thinking about it x
Allison Riding I remember going on a school excursion to the factory, with samples at the end. Delicious.
Marilyn Jones Loved that ice cream
JenDick Stevens me too
Joy Creagh What about the joy bars they were the best
Megan Wilson Joy Creagh was it because your name is joy?
Heather Munro Lol..the joy bars now are a disgrace
Mike Minehan Please don´t forget the Barlow family here, Wattie was the farmer, used to bale our hay in Cobden in the late 50s. Kevin, who as a "boy" also worked for Dad at Lakeville, was later manager at Snowflake for years. Great Coast family with great stories shared.Malcolm Gollan In 1955 they introduced uranium flavoured icecream with all the excitement after the discovery of it in the Buller George (Uranium point). Maybe not the best advertising strategy today
Alison Armstrong Thank you June. It was well before my time! Mel Higson Yum banana choc chip was my fav
Mel Higson Tanya Momo Its gud isnt it & orange choc chip
ManageCeol Mhor NZ was this the factory shop in Runanga.
Craig Smith Ceol Mhor NZ coal creek straight. Probably 1km taylorville side of the turnoff to Runanga
Ceol Mhor NZ the ole folks would take us there when we were good boy's, just a couple of time's.
Maurice O'Flaherty best ice cream made does anyone have the recipe
Joy Hill-Cooper It was the best ice cream ever made
Phil Olson Did the Westcoast Development Trust invest in or buy the Snowflake business.
Mike Johnston That was the best ice cream
Myron Caldwell My brother worked for them briefly in the 50's and lost the end of a finger in a slicer. I don't know if it improved the flavour.John Patrick Ward Myron Caldwell and raspberry flavor was born John Nancekivell Phyllis Aberhart I loved the multi taste yum
Phyllis Aberhart John Nancekivell me too
Ceol Mhor NZ does the factory still operate.
Nina Townsend Ceol Mhor NZ no fire destroyed it
Robin Whyte No west coast development closed it
Phyllis Aberhart Robin Whyte any idea why?
Robin Whyte my wife was the last one to put the ice cream in the containers i do know why but not sure if i should say
Emma Larking Best school trips ever! Tub of ice cream and rocket ship ice blocks Jennifer Griffin We went there with the school looked at the factory and got an ice cream at the end Jennifer Griffin We went there with the school looked at the factory and got an ice cream at the end Sue Bishop Best ice cream there was, my late brother was a delivery driver for them
Karen Winchester First place I worked it was great. And the ice cream before frozen was the best.
Carole Beeby Didn't know that Sue Bishop
Wendy Bruce I did not like snowflake ice cream.
Manageudith Norton My kids loved visiting grandad at Snowflake they thought they were living a dream of Charlie and chocolate factory. Fresh icecream collected straight out of the pipes for breakfast. :)
Colleen Eason painting of the Snowflake Factory at the Left Bank Gallery :-)
Jason Smith Best Ice cream
Heather Gaulter The best....most popular when we had Karoo School Store, west coast icon no more Nina Townsend Was a sad day the day i watched the factory burn dwn Nina Townsend Was a sad day the day i watched the factory burn dwn Nina Townsend Was a sad day the day i watched the factory burn dwn
Kristalee Barton Phyllis Aberhart I must’ve been about 16 so around January 1994.
Dorothy Wills Best tasting ice cream ever made
Helen Joan Forrest Yummy stuff
Nigel Naisbitt Jennifer Noble
Angela Lumsden M y mum and Anuty both worked there. We got the best birthday cakes ever
Niaouli Wolf Best ice cream ever.
Colin Pattinson Jackie Dando was truck driver , Brunner Fire brigade chief officerDebbie Ansett Colin Pattinson Jack is my Dad
Colin Pattinson Diane Dando Dad as well she was our post girl very good on as well Hi Diane
Leeanne Sneddon Colin Pattinson my grandad Ceol Mhor NZ Debbie Ansett any relation to Ralph and Bruce Dando.
Debbie Ansett Ceol Mhor NZ No
Debbie Ansett Colin Pattinson and so was I
Karen Winchester Debbie Ansett Jack was the best always had a gd laugh with him .
Debbie Ansett Karen Winchester Thanks Karen I still miss him he was also a great whistler.
Karen Winchester Debbie Ansett he definitely was that ..always knew where he was. he used to come have morning tea with me on a Wednesday when on his town rd after I had Andrea always looked forward to that.
Michelle Griffin Debbie Ansett remember Jack so well. He would deliver ice cream to my dads shop (Merv’s) Sometimes have a cuppa and a chat out the back. He was a real nice guy. Debbie Ansett Karen Winchester Thanks Karen I still miss him he was also a great whistler.
Karen Winchester Debbie Ansett he definitely was that ..always knew where he was. he used to come have morning tea with me on a Wednesday when on his town rd after I had Andrea always looked forward to that.
Michelle Griffin Debbie Ansett remember Jack so well. He would deliver ice cream to my dads shop (Merv’s) Sometimes have a cuppa and a chat out the back. He was a real nice guy.
Debbie Ansett Michelle Griffin Thanks isn’t it great to reminisce we all remember your Dad and his shop. Good old days. Hey!!!
Kath Merv Moreton Does anyone remember Apex icecream?
It had a bear on its adverts.
Kath Merv Moreton Bev Freitas It was really creamy as I remember
Yvonne Lawson Kath Merv Moreton yes that was real creamy McMonagels? Sold that on one corner by Miners Hall in Runanga and Clarke’s across the road had snowflake. Bootes had Cream Freeze. Their Cups of Joy were so yummy. Gone are those days. Lois Iacoppi liked snowflake but preferred tip top hokey pokey
Mandy Jean Partleton Banana Choc Chip was my fave.Moi Mclaughlin Someone must have the recipe? I think it should be brought back, with today's technology it must be possible. Best icecream with the best childhood memories Moi Mclaughlin Someone must have the recipe? I think it should be brought back, with today's technology it must be possible. Best icecream with the best childhood memories Leeanne Sneddon Strawberry Leeanne Sneddon Strawberry Diane Burling Snowflake . Best ice cream ever !
Mike Mora The Barlow Family.
Denise Bradley Was always the best
Gavin Aldridge The chocolate bombs, yummy
Pauline Barrow With coconut on the top
Mary Saxon Faulkner The very best ice cream ever!!
Sandra Geddes Yip best ever!
Sharon Fraser-Tapp Yum
Lynley McInroe Used to go to the factory and buy it in bulk. Great ice cream.Lois Arnold Was the best icecream
Lois Coulter Best ice cream ever
Max Johnson And then jimmy tip-top came wow so much yummy
Billy Campbell Loved it till I seen it made on a school excursion
Julie Ray Chandler Owen Nortons realy great product.Just the best.
Craig Hames I use to visit with the Norton's often good friends with Laurence . You have no idea how good the large sacks of hokey pokey were.
June Edwards What abut the joy bar they were the best
Tania Newman They were Polar Bars, same as Joybars.
June Edwards Thanks Tania when I was writing joy bar I could quite recall there name they were in a cardboard box had raspberry through the middle of the ice cream coated in chocolate was yum big time Anthea Keenan Hope WMP bring on ice cream = Westland gold nuggets (hokey pokey style).
Tania Newman Polar bars. Scrummy
Mike Roberts Was such a nice ice cream. Now it's something you get called on FB :-D
Tish Morris Lovely ice cream, especially hokey pokey!
Wendy Gibson Banana chip & Hokey Pokey were their best, I miss their ice cream, nothing else tastes as good as Snowflake Ice Cream did.
Tanya Halliday Was my favourite ice cream growing up, Banana Chip was the best!
Alan Quinn Best Ice Cream anywhere on the planet! Although it must be said MR Cornish of Marsden Road was a little stingy with the halfpenny cones!
Leanna Gillespie Annie Best ice cream ever
Mary Griffiths Definitely the best
Karina Cook Best ice cream
Shirley Arabin in the King Country we has Ruapehu icecream made in Taumarunui
Mandy Richardson My mum worked there
Marlene Fawcett It was so yum
Raelene Buchanan I have always been a TIP TOP girl. I hope the new ownership don't mess with the receipe tho!!
Anne Pattinson Yum do they still make it
Karen Winchester Anne Pattinson snowflake closed yrs ago Anne.....loved working there ......
Manage
Like
· Reply · Maggie Boot Beat hoky pokie ever
Beverley Jean Beaumont Snowflake icecream was good,bought back westcoast memories.
Maxine Hales Saunders Yes, memories. Loved through POLAR BARS, they were yummyyyyyy.
Diane Haaja Mums favourite
Julie Lucas Loved that ice cream. It should start up again given tip top are now not nz
Myron Caldwell Funnily enough, at Inangahua we got deliveries from Tip Top from Nelson. I don't recall the driver's name, but he had the skills to whistle like Ronnie Rinaldo. Daft things that stay in your grey matter.
Sue Berry Favourite ice creams.
Vicki Summerfield Loved it
Janice DaVia I worked for this company. Great loss to the west coast the best icecream
Trish Leckie Really enjoyed that ice cream. It was the best
Jeanne Thomson Owen Norton still going strong it’s a shame that the ice cream
Barbara Scott I remember a school trip there
Heather Munro Yes Barbara Scott I think that was the same time as we went down Dobson mine
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales I loved snowflake best of all. Xxxx
Barry Wright Yep the best ever .Les Ellis Snowflake great West Coast Ice Cream. Remember it well.
Doug Griffin I remember this well - my Mum would only buy this
Ryan Mcvicar Miss it to it was tasty
Linzi Woods So creamy ...not like the watered down stuff of today..
Mary-Jane Tomasi When I was little I was staying in Cobden with Nana and Granddad Larcombe and I sent in a joke to Uncle John on the radio 3za I think, and won SNOWFLAKE ice cream. Best ice cream ever !
John Nancekivell Mary-Jane Tomasi Hi Mary Jane, it could also have been 3yz children's program
Dea Minehan Mary-Jane Tomasi Manera's Store in Ross had Snowflake ice cream - didn't it make it to Hari Hari ? A real treat thou eh Julie Madigan...
Mary-Jane Tomasi Dea Minehan yes we sometimes called in on our way home from town ! Best ice cream ever. I even called my cat snowflake. ...
Dianne Manera We used to buy blackberries for snow to put in their icecream
Robert Hilton Marsh i can rember that at moviess
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales It had a different smell as well and when we couldn't get it any more it was ages before I could eat the other. I can still smell it just thinking about it x
Allison Riding I remember going on a school excursion to the factory, with samples at the end. Delicious.
Marilyn Jones Loved that ice cream
JenDick Stevens me too
Dianne Manera We used to buy blackberries for snow to put in there icecream
Robert Hilton Marsh i can rember that at moviess
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales It had a different smell as well and when we couldn't get it any more it was ages before I could eat the other. I can still smell it just thinking about it x
Allison Riding I remember going on a school excursion to the factory, with samples at the end. Delicious.
Marilyn Jones Loved that ice cream
JenDick Stevens me too
Joy Creagh What about the joy bars they were the best
Megan Wilson Joy Creagh was it because your name is joy?
Heather Munro Lol..the joy bars now are a disgrace
Mike Minehan Please don´t forget the Barlow family here, Wattie was the farmer, used to bale our hay in Cobden in the late 50s. Kevin, who as a "boy" also worked for Dad at Lakeville, was later manager at Snowflake for years. Great Coast family with great stories shared.Malcolm Gollan In 1955 they introduced uranium flavoured icecream with all the excitement after the discovery of it in the Buller George (Uranium point). Maybe not the best advertising strategy today
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