Joseph Gordon The Phoenix

The Phoenix and The Cornerstone have joined together to help Stranded Sunday this weekend by co-ordinating with the Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners Club and Bay-Rodders members to bring down some of their amazing cars for your viewing pleasure.

The cars will be parked between Masonic Park and Hamilton St from 11am-1pm, so pop down to The Strand on Sunday with the children, even the ‘big kids' to have a look. Don't forget there's a great playground down here on The Strand as well.

Our aim is to help create Stranded Sundays here on The Strand into a family-orientated destination, where the emphasis is on entertainment – not just dining and drinking – with opportunities to showcase local car and bike clubs, amateur and professional artists, perhaps even local markets could be established here once-monthly. The opportunities are limitless.

Could you imagine an exciting, vibrant and dynamic Strand on weekends? I can! Imagine our own Granville Island, Darling Harbour, and San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf right here on The Strand, obviously smaller but no less vibrant or exciting.

To create this goal, we need to create the destination by offering entertaining experiences for all visitors, both local and international, young, old, or young at heart – so watch this space, especially Stranded Sundays, as we attempt this worthwhile goal.

By turning up for those occasions, you've already shown your support towards our goal. Have you an idea, let us know.

The Weekend Sun has a $50 The Phoenix voucher to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us what bars are joining together to help Stranded Sundays.

Enter here.

Entries must be received before Wednesday, October 29.