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Scottish Heritage Festival, NSW Australia
| Address | Central Park, Town Hall & Wingham Services Club,
Wingham
New South Wales, 2429, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Scottish Heritage Festival | | Telephone Enquiries : | 02-6553 2582 |
Visiting Scottish clan representatives will join with the local community in a celebration marking the contribution made by the early Scottish settlers to the development of the Manning Valley.
Thursday :
7.00pm : Masonic District Gathering at Wingham Lodge Cowper. All Masons welcome. Special ladies entertainment. Phone 02 6550 6240.
Friday:
11.00am - 3.00pm: Self Drive Tours of early Scottish settlements. Map and light lunch provided. Departs Museum - cost $10 per person.
7.00pm: Whiskey night hosted by the Wingham Pipes and Drums. Cost $30 Whisky or $15 Wine & soft drinks, per person.
Saturday
9.30am: Grand Parade & Scottish Fair. Highland Games and Dancing, Pipe Band Performances, Dark Ages Warriors Re-enactment, Military Display, Clan Info Booths, Craft Stalls, Highland Livestock and Log Split. Kilted Dash, Kilted Tug-O-War and Caber Toss. Food and Drink Stalls.
3.00pm: Grand Closing Ceremony.
6.00pm: Wee Dram Cocktail Party - Cost $20 per person.
Saturday night: Grand Scottish Ball. Three course dinner, bar and tray service. Live band, dancing, pipes and drums. Toasts and Haggis Ceremony. Formal dress. Limited to 160 persons. Cost $60 per person.
Sunday
8.00am: Thanksgiving Service. blessing of the Banners on the banks of the Manning River at Wingham Brush. Breakfast cost $5.
2.00pm: A 'Pleasant Sunday Afternoon' - Theme: Highlands to the Hebrides concert in the Wingham Town Hall. Afternoon tea cost $5 per person.
All bookings open on 1st February 2008. For general enquiries and booking forms contact the Wingham Museum on 02 6553 5823, or Warwick Murray 02 6553 2582 or Dallas Willis 0427 504 528. Highland Dance and Games inquiries to the Camerons on 026553 5118.
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