Ashgrove Rangers

Ashgrove Rangers Athletics Club would like to thank all those who attended our recent 60th anniversary dinner.

Past and present members enjoyed a night of reminiscing over triumphs and defeats and all the interesting accomplishments in between.

At the dinner, exemplary service to the club was recognised in three members being granted Life Membership. They were Hubertien Wichers, Tony Usher and Russell Adams.

A Hall of Fame was also inaugurated. Founding inductees were former National Marathon Champion, Jan Fredrick, 4-time State Open Pole Vault Champion, Bruce Arnold and former National 100k record holder, Don Wallace, (with a time of 6:39—an average pace of under 4 minutes per kilometre).

The history of the club, ‘Ashgrove Rangers Athletics Club: The First 60 Years 1962 – 2022’ was launched at the dinner.

It’s price is $30. It takes you right back to where it all began with many great stories that sum up what our club is all about.

It also includes a complete members’ list with over 1800 names.

We are appreciative of Paul Circosta, Graham Barralet and all the individual chapter authors for all the hard work that has gone into it.

Rotary Carols By Candlelight Concert

We know how much the community looks forward to this event so we are back again to put you all in a Christmas frame of mind.

The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap can now advise the date and issue invitations to all the Community to a great, free, family enjoyment Carols Concert at Dorrington Park, Mirrabooka Road, Ashgrove, on Saturday, 10 December, 2022, with Pipe Band and Big Band Jazz entertainment from 4.30pm until Santa pays a visit around 6.00pm.

You will be entertained by a talented array of bands, orchestras, artists and choirs so magnanimous in giving of their time.

Come early and have a picnic in the park. Food and drink for sale including from Northern Suburbs Hockey Club and the Rotary BBQ Trailer plus other vendors.

We will have a special covered area for people with disabilities and/or wheel chairs or otherwise needing assistance.

And of course, our wonderful Compere, the ABC TV and radio presenter, Jenny Woodward, is back with us. The concert would just not be the same without Jenny.

There will be Face Painting by The Gap State High School Interactors and a raffle of a Gingerbread Mansion for Christmas with Mt. St. Michaels Interactors doing the raffle ticket rounds.

After Santa’s visit, Jenny Woodward, will introduce the A Capella Singers followed by a night of your favourite Carols with backing from the 50 piece, Queensland Wind Orchestra, and the 60 choristers of the Ignite Choir until around 8.00pm. All the words for the Carols will be on our big LED screen for the audience to join the choir.

Then the big finish, with Ace Fireworks presenting their usual dazzling Fireworks Finale.

Of course, none of this could proceed without the assistance of Army personnel from Gallipoli Barracks. local workers, businesses and organisations, and the Lord Mayors Suburban Community Festivals Funding Program and both Enoggera and The Gap Ward Councillors.

For further information, including if you would like to advertise your business, send Christmas greetings, or any other message on the big LED screen, contact John Giles on 0412 740 360 or email at jga@it-unlimited.com.

Put the date in your 2022 calendar and keep it free to come and get into the real swing of Christmas festivities and have a fun night. See you there.