What's on in the Upper Lachlan | Spring walk, tea time, yabby races and FABBA
- Sunday, November 3
Spring Walk
Amble, gallop, run, walk or stroll: no matter how slow or fast you go, it's going to do you a power of good. It'll help improve your fitness, burn up some kilojoules and reduce your stress levels. Why not give it a go at the Gunning District Community and Health Service fundraiser Spring Walk this Sunday? The event starts at 8.30am and it's going to be a whole lot of fun for all the family. Apart from the walk itself, you can expect live music, face painting, pet parade and participation prizes. If the five kilometre walk fires up your appetite, Lions Club of Gunning will be running their legendary sausage sizzle stall! You can pre-register online or on the day at the shire hall.
STROLL IN THE SUN: No matter how fast you go, this Sunday's Spring Walk in Gunning will do you a power of good.
- Saturday, November 16
What's in your cup of tea?
Come and learn what is in your cuppa! Experience and taste many types of tea from the major, and not so well known, tea growing regions of the world and learn about their histories and culture. Part travelogue, part history, but mostly drinking tea. Learn how your tea is made and get an introduction to the thousands of varieties of teas there are in the world, all derived from one amazing plant species, the Camellia sinensis. Your host, tea master Stephen Carroll, has travelled the world studying tea production and culture. He has worked in the tea industry for many years and is the co-director of Tea Guild International. Stephen holds a Diploma of Tea Culture and teaches courses on tea culture and appreciation across Australia and internationally.The event will take place at the Tea House and Gallery in Crookwell from 10am on Saturday, November 16. Tickets are $25 per person. Bookings are essential. For more information, click here.
Tea master Stephen Carroll will answer all your tea-type questions.
Clawfield Cup Yabby Racing
ON YOUR MARKS: Yabby racing is on at Laggan Pub on November 16.
The famous and popular Laggan yabby races are back this year on the lawns of the beautiful Laggan Pub. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great day of fun, punting and dancing after the races! It promises to be an action packed day - with fashions on the field, great food and live music. Free camping will all be available. The Laggan Pub courtesy bus will be running all day and night too. Proceeds from the races will go towards supporting the Crookwell Soccer Club. Contact the Laggan Pub on 02 4837 3208 for more information, or follow them on Facebook.
FABBA Tribute Show
IT'LL BE FAB: Relive the ABBA magic with FABBA, at the Crookwell Services Club.
Mamma Mia! FABBA is coming to Crookwell! Come relive the ABBA magic with FABBA, an ABBA tribute band with an added dash of theatrics and modern style. FABBA promises to take you on a musical journey, when life was as good as an ABBA song and the only way to travel was on the Priscilla Bus... from Eurovision to Mamma Mia to the ABBA phenomenon with all the songs, costumes and comedy combined into one FABBA-ulous show! FABBA are sure to deliver a show that is highly energetic, visually captivating, musically brilliant, audience engaging and always entertaining. The show kicks off at 6.30pm. For more information, contact the Crookwell Services Club on (02) 4832 1265 or visit the Crookwell RSL Facebook page.