Events January 2010

7.00am to 12 noon variety of stalls including fruit & vegetable sales, bric a brac, homemade produce,trees & shrubs etc.  Dates for 2010 are every fornight commencing Sunday 10th January

Yornup Family Dances are held every two months on the following dates

06.03.2010

01.05.2010

03.07.2010

04.09.2010

06.11.2010

31.12.2010

Old time dancing for all the family held at the Yornup Hall, South West Highway, Yornup (12 kms south of Bridgetown) commencing 8 pm.  Live music, raffles, fun for all ages.

Procees from all dances except New Year's Eve, go to support local charities including Red Cross, RFDS, and Bridgtown Hospital Auxiliary.   Contact 9761 1740

Cost $8 under 12 yo Free.   Starts 8 pm

Events March 2010

NO SEX PLEASE WE'RE BRITISH - is the next upcoming production by the Bridgetown Repertory Theatre Group.

There will be 4 evening performances and a Sunday matineee.   

Dates are:    Evening performances - 5, 6 12 & 13 March at 8 pm

                      Matinee performance - 7 March at 2 pm

NO SEX PLEASE WE'RE BRITISH, is a fast moving British Comedy by Anthony Marriott & Alistair Foot and directed by Pat Francis.

Tickets are available from 19th February from the Bridgetown Visitor Centre or on line www.bridgetown.com.au  - click on events.

A night of astronomy with a Professional Astronomer with professional telescopes to share or byo telescope.

Buses leave from the Visitor Centre at 5.00 pm for those not wishing to drive.

No BYO - licensed bar.   This is also a non smoking event

BYO picnic tea or order a hamper ($35 for two) for collection on arrival.

Check www.bridgetown.com.au (click on events) for further details or phone the Visitor Centre  9761 1740

'TEN CENT SHOOTERS"   (Old Country Blues)

A long time favourite group at Blues@Bridgetown, the Shooters are back with their own brand of early Country Blues.  Don't miss this great night.

Saturday 13th March 7.30 pm at Chudacud Estate Winery, Restaurant & Tavern

Limited table seating

Bookings 9764 4053 - $40 includes meal.

Events April 2010

Annual Tennis Tournament with teams from all over the State For further details on this event and how to enter, click on to www.tenniswest.com.au

The Blackwood River Chamber Festival is a private venture directed by its founder, Vincent Moleta. The Festival brings fine chamber music to one of the most beautiful regions of Australia, the Blackwood River Valley, 270kms south of Perth; a verdant district of rolling orchard, forest and farming country settled in the late nineteenth century, on the northern edge of the giant karri and jarrah forests. The twentieth Festival will be held in April, 2010 and the music will be performed in St Paul’s Church, Bridgetown, the Festival’s centre as well as in a beautiful garden. A range of inexpensive accommodation is available. The performers comprise national and international artists, and various young Perth-based musicians, playing as soloists and in ensemble. The Festival is thus an occasion for serious aspiring musicians to work with seasoned visiting artists over the weekend; while the intimate venues, the informal arrangements, the meals and the travel in common bring artists and the Festival audience together in a way not possible in the concert hall. This restorative meeting of kindred spirits takes place in a largely unspoiled country district redolent of early post-war Australia. Home-cooked meals and local wines are served after the two late-morning concerts and before the Saturday evening concert. Participants cover their own bed and breakfast; otherwise, all meals are included in the Festival ticket. For accomodation bookings freecall the Bridgetown Visitor’s Centre, 1800 777 140, or go to their website, www.bridgetown.com.au The Festival is strictly limited to 140 ticket-holders. There are three ticket options:  (more details shortly).

A display of animals, produce, small farm equipment, craft and all related products - main venue is Balingup Oval.

Gates open 9 am - 4.30 pm - Trade and market stalls, garden & nursery supplies, animals, demonstrations, sheep shearing, fashion parade and entertainment, gourmet food and wine tasting, plant and garden advisory and much much more

Free parking.   Adults $6, Children $3, Family $15 (2 adults & 3 children) - NO DOGS OR BIKES ALLOWED PLEASE.

Phone 9764 1272 for enquiries or further information

A Dawn Service is held in Greenbushes A Morning Service is held in Bridgetown with the march starting at the Steere & Hampton Street intersection at 09.45 am and finishing at the War Memorial in the Memorial Park for the service at 10 am followed by morning tea at the Town Hall.

Festival of Country Gardens – Autumn Delights Date: 30 Apr-2 May Venue: Balingup, Boyup Brook and Bridgetown This mini-Festival of Country Gardens highlights gardens open that have brilliant autumn colour from deciduous trees and shrubs, late roses, sasanqua camellias and/or other garden subjects that appeal in this mellow season. In the mornings we will have themed walks and in the late afternoon a demonstration of grape vine pruning for gardens and vineyards. In the evenings we’ll have talks and some special dinners. We have a harvest theme so expect hot chunky soups and warm puddings made from fresh vegetables and fruits of the season. By mid April we will have available the Autumn Delights programme – Guide to the Gardens – which will give descriptions of the gardens, entry fees and how to find them as well as the details of the events of the Festival.

Events August 2010

The Greenbushes annual Wattle Walk will commence at 1 pm from the Greenbushes Discovery Centre.  Participants are requested to arrive 15 mins early.

There will be free entry into the Discovery Centre for Wattle Walk participants on this day. The walk will be approx 2 hrs in duration and it is free.   There is a possibility that this year both a long and shorter walk will be offered.

On return, afternoon tea wil be available for a gold coin donation.  

For further enquiries contact Leonie on 97825717.

Medieval Carnivale - Sat 28 - Sunday 29 August 2010 <p> Two days of medieval fun, and mayhem for all visitors. Deep in the South West of WA, Balingup, a tiny town, 20 mins north of Bridgetown, erupts into a colorful Medieval Affair, inviting all visitors to join in the fun.

During the Carnivale Weekend, the town is ablaze with colorful tulips and glorious banners, from Friday night to late afternoon on the Sunday, the Kingdom of Balingup comes alive with fantastic medieval characters. Jesters, Jugglers, Knights and Maidens relive times gone by, with re-enactments of medieval life including dancing, fighting and various other tasks and activities for visitors to get their hands dirty.

Delicious country style food is available throughout the weekend and local wineries provide award winning wines to make this weekend a truly medieval Affair.

Time: Saturday10.00 am to 5.00 pm. Sunday 9.00 am to 4.00 pm

Prices: Free entry for children under 12, concession $5.00. Adults and children over 12 $10.00.

Location: Balingup Woods, community centre grounds, Balingup, Western Australia, 6253

Events September 2010

"Saturday begins midday with the AFL Football on the large screen followed at 5 pm with a fantastic country music concert with 5 bands, solo artists and duos.  Licensed bar - hot food and drinks and camping available.

Sunday - Telstra Road to Tamworth Live concert and heat 10.

Harvey Dickson's Country Music Centre is 5 kms out of Boyup Brook on the Boyup Brook-Arthur River Road.

Phone 9765 1125 or mobile 0429651125 for further information and details.

Events October 2010

The Prelude is held each year as a lead up to the Main Festival of Country Gardens (which is held first week in November each year)

A fabulous collection of entries from around the state come together in one central venue.

For more information, visit www.blackwoodvalleywine.asn.au

Friday 30th October - Rodeo Shindig.

Saturday 31st  - Gates open 9.30 am for Rodeo 2 pm - Licensed Bar, hot food, drinks, camping available.

Huge music program 6 pm til late.

Log onto www.harveydickson.com.au and click bookings or phone 9765 1125 or mobile 0429 651 125