Est. 2013 Issue: Vol. 1 No. 12 1 December, 2013 Please take one Printed 1,000 Emails 230
WILLUNGA ---GAZETTE--A monthly publication of the Willunga Business and Tourism Association Inc
SANTOS Tour Down Under 2014 Jayco Stage 5 Saturday January 25th 2014 Your Village Needs YOU – WE only have 56 days to go This is my second year helping in the actual organising of decorating our beautiful town for the Tour Down Under and I NEED YOU TO HELP CONTINUE THE GREAT IMPACT THAT VOLUNTEERS HAVE ON OUR TOWN FOR THIS ANNUAL EVENT. It is a great way to meet members of your community and to bring into the consciousness of people from all over the world the place we call home, Willunga. Read on and see how you can support this event then you can contact me on 8556 7314 to let me know.
the size of a Penny Farthing front wheel. Bring work horses, saws and carpenter‟s pencil. If you can hold a paint brush your skills will be most welcome too. Any day from Monday 13th to Monday 20th December Paint a large Penny farthing on a Hillside – may be a couple of them
CALL ME, Sue Caporn March, ON 8556 7314 TO TELL ME WHAT YOU‟D LIKE TO HELP WITH AND WHEN I‟m looking forward to having my phone ring off the hook
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Over the years the Tour Down Under has grown to be a worldwide event, watched by millions of people and this year is no different. Willunga has been awarded Best Dressed Town on many occasions, that‟s why I‟d like to continue our tradition of showcasing our wonderful village with the high standard of commitment that we‟ve always had. This can‟t be done by wriggling one‟s nose and waking up on the morning of the event and wheee, our town has been transformed into a colourful, vibrant place. This means I need YOUR HELP with Decorations. Skills required: Enthusiasm, Energy, Ability to Laugh and Able to climb tall buildings in a single bound… Forget the last one, we only ask that you have the first three requirements and if you can give some time with the following:
Someone to help with cutting binder twine to tie balloons – Wednesday 8th January at my place Someone to help with cutting bamboo – Wednesday 8th January at my place Turn up on Wed 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 January – Anytime from 10am-3pm I NEED 3 MORE COMPRESSORS Hold a balloon and blow it up with a compressor (adults) Tie balloons together Arrange in a predetermined Assembling arrangement At 5.30AM Saturday 25 January Morning of Stage 5 SANTOS Tour Down Under be at RSL/CWA rooms – this is a wonderful time of the morning, to distribute inflated balloons to spots around Willunga; watching our town wake up and helping to create a festive atmosphere for the day ahead; Unwanted colourful paint – water based If you have any black poly pipe hanging around about 15cms across by 10M – can be in short pieces – if so, anyone who has a method of joining it, that would be great too. Donations of light weight wood approximately 1.5 metres square so that on Any day from Monday 13th to Monday 20th December at my place, volunteers who have skills with a saw, can cut out the shape of 5 wheels, made from the donated wood –
WILLUNGA- The place to be for STAGE 5 of the SANTOS Tour Down Under 2014 Food and drinks available, from the Alma Hotel to the Old Courthouse THE PELATON PICNIC at THE OLD COURT-HOUSE (top of High Street) 10am – 4pm Bring the family, a picnic rug and sit under the shade of trees and umbrellas, enjoy the day while checking off the EIGHT W’s below. Watch the bike race as the riders head up OLD WILLUNGA HILL. When they are out of sight, watch them on THE BIG SCREEN. When you‟re feeling peckish, have a bite to eat from the choices of GREAT FOOD offered at the stalls in and around the old courthouse. When you‟re feeling thirsty, a choice of SOFT DRINKS AND WATER from the stalls. Where better to partake of some of the fine wines and beers of the district, than by spending time at the GORGEOUS WINE BAR While wining and dining listen to GREAT LIVE MUSIC from the fabulous duo “E’NUFF SAID” and local duo, Sasha and Brenton. Wander around the Old Courthouse site and explore the COURTHOUSE MUSEUM and gain a sense of the wonderful history of Willunga. 2014 celebrates Willunga’s 175th birthday! What about the children having their faces painted by an expert FACE PAINTER?
Willunga Gazette – published by Willunga Business and Tourism, PO Box 22, Willunga SA 5172 www.willunga.com
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