Join the festive fun in the Valley
Christmas with Deloraine House
Deloraine House is hosting a few events to bring our community together.
Christmas Hampers will be offered again this Christmas.
Please contact Deloraine House to register your interest by Friday 2nd of December.
Please note due to cost and availability, Deloraine House cannot guarantee everyone who registers will receive a hamper. Those with the highest need will be prioritised.
A Community Christmas event will be held this year in the Community Garden (Pultney Street, Deloraine) on Friday 16th December, 6pm with wood fired pizzas, music and lots and lots of laughter.
This is a free event to celebrate with our community.
Please RSVP to Deloraine House, 6362 2678.
Deloraine House will also be holding its Orphan’s Christmas lunch on Christmas Day (25th Dec).
Last year this event was well supported and those who attended enjoyed the social occasion. Please register at Deloraine House by 16th December. All enquiries/registrations to Deloraine House 6362 2678.
Carols Service, Hadspen
(4 December)
Grace Presbyterian Church invites everyone to come to their Carols service from 3-4pm on Sunday 4th December at the Hadspen Memorial Centre. We’ll sing some great Christmas songs and share some delicious Christmassy snacks together.
Parkham Community Christmas Party
(10 December)
Hi everyone, it’s been a big year with a lot of wind and rain! Time for a Party! Get the family and friends together and join us for the 2022 Parkham Christmas Party at the Parkham Community Hall, 9 Brady’s Plains Road, Parkham.
10th December...4.00pm at the hall. $10.00 per family. Santa will be there for the kids.
Bring along a present valued at no more than $10.00 for Santa to pull out of his magic sack! (child’s name should be clearly attached).
Activities for the kids. Soft drinks, ice-cream and lollies for the kids, and sausage sizzles will be provided.
Come along and relax with the community. BYO if you want a beer or wine.
Christmas Pilgrimage, Westbury
(16 December)
The Combined Churches of Westbury are planning a ‘carols event’ with a difference this year, in lieu of the traditional ‘ Carols on the Green’. The event will be ‘A Christmas Pilgrimage’ - with the Christmas story being told with carols and readings.
Each of the four local churches will feature part of the story, along with carol-singing, and, as the name suggests, we will move from one church to the next, either on foot or by car, to continue the story.
The evening will be held on Friday, December 16th, beginning at 6pm at Parklands Baptist Church , Franklin St., moving on to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Meander Valley Rd., St. Andrew’s Anglican, Lonsdale Promenade, and finishing at Westbury Uniting, cnr William and Dexter Sts., where the Lions Food Van will be in attendance to provide refreshments at around 7.30pm
The ‘Three Wise Men’ will distribute small treats for the children, who are encouraged to dress up as part of the Christmas story. We hope this will be a fantastic family event.
Carols by the River, Deloraine
(17 December)
For the past four decades, the Combined Churches of Deloraine have been organizing “Carols by the River” as a Christmas gift to our community. And it’s about to happen again!
Saturday, 17th December, the weekend before Christmas Day, at the Rotunda near the War Memorial on the banks of the Meander River in the centre of Deloraine.
The event will start at 6.30 p.m.
with a sausage sizzle and then the program will get under way at 7 o’clock.
As in recent years, the program gets off to a rollicking start with the Meander Men.
As well as other local performers, there will also be some international entertainers – singers and dancers from Timor and Samoa with their exuberant music and colourful costumes.
These men and women work as fruit pickers in the area and are becoming well-known around town.
Ray Robinson will be the master of ceremonies.
And, of course, there will be plenty of opportunities for some communal carol singing, always a highlight of the event.
So, come along, bring your chairs or blankets, a candle perhaps, something to eat and non-alcoholic drink, make a family occasion of it and be ready to sing “Joy to the world”, “Silent Night”, “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” and all the other favourite Christmas carols and songs.
Being a gift, of course, the whole event is free.
Launceston Christmas Carols, Prospect
(18 December)
The Launceston Carols by Candlelight will be held at the Country Club of Tasmania, Prospect on from 7.30pm on Sunday December 18 2022.
Gates open at 5.30pm.
Tickets are essential and available online at TryBooking.com.au
