2017 Warrandyte Festival

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The Warrandyte Festival is an annual celebration of community, participation and friendship that is held on the banks of the Yarra in March. The Festival is an opportunity for local people, families, schools, community groups and services to come together over a weekend of fun activities. The 2017 Festival will be held from 24 – 26 March 2016. A major part of the festival is the street parade held on Saturday morning where performers and members of the community travel along Yarra Street from central Warrandyte down to Stiggant’s Reserve. The Ringwood Highland Pipe Band is pleased to be a regular participant in the Warrandyte festival and we will again be participating in 2017.

Band Members; its a good idea to work together to have some cars up the top of the walk (where we start) and some parked down at Stiggant’s reserve so we can then ferry people to their cars prior to and at the end of the march as it is a bit of a walk otherwise 🙂

Date: 25 March 2016 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Band Arrival Time 10:00am Band Transport Own
Venue 207 Yarra Street
Warrandyte, Victoria 3113 Australia
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Website: www.warrandytefestival.org

2017 Ferntree Gully CFA Torchlight Parade

The Ringwood Highland Pipe Band is pleased to announce we will be participating in the 2017 Ferntree Gully CFA torchlight parade on the evening of Saturday 4th March.

This year we will be marching approximately 30 minutes later than we have in the past.  We will be stepping off at 9:00 pm for a 9:30 arrival at the Wally Tew reserve oval.  Here we will form up on stage with other pipe bands and them march down onto the grass in front.

Dinner will be available at the CFA station prior to the march, with dessert and refreshments available back the CFA station later on our return after the march.

Details

Date:  4 March 2017 (Sat)
Arrival Time: 
7:30 PM (earlier if you want dinner).
Form Up:
  8:30 PM on Wyuna St
Step Off:
  9:00 PM
Estimated Finish: 
10:15 PM
Venue:  Ferntree Gully CFA Fire Station
Meeting Point:  Car Park  off “The Avenue”
Parking: Car Park  off “The Avenue”
Transport: Own or car pooling
Status: Confirmed
Website: link

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Location

Route Map

 

 

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2017 Australia Day Parade

 

The Ringwood Highland Pipe Band will be marching as a part of the 2017 Australia day parade in Melbourne.  The parade starts at 11:00 AM from the corner of Bourke Street and Swanston Street in the city, and makes its way down Swanston street past the town hall and Flinders street station, over the Princes Bridge and finishes at the Kings Domain gardens.

The Australia Day Parade is a vibrant and colourful procession that sees thousands of people line the streets of Melbourne CBD to enjoy the entertainment and cheer on participants from over 90 community and cultural groups, in a proud display and celebration of our culturally diverse community.

This event immediately follows the Official Flag Raising Ceremony and is the only parade held on Australia Day morning across the nation’s capital cities.

Date:  26 Jan 2017 (Thu)
Arrival Time: 
09:30 AM
Form Up:
  10:00 AM
Step Off:
  11:00 AM
Estimated Finish: 
11:30 AM
Venue:  Melbourne City, Swanston Street
Meeting Point:  Swanston Street, between Little Bourke and Lonsdale Streets (Section 3)
Transport: Bus from band hall departs 8:45 AM
Status: Confirmed
Website: link

 

 

Mount View Primary School Twilight Festival

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Mount View primary school is holding its Twilight Carnival on Friday evening of 11 November. Mount View Primary School is located in the Melbourne Eastern suburb of Glen Waverley. This diverse community includes families from Australia, China, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and more.    The popular Annual Carnival will feature a variety of enjoyable, family friendly, affordable activities.

An array of foods from different cultures will be available to delight the senses.  International traders will serve their tasty cuisine including paellas, souvlakis, curries, pizza, stir-fries, rice dishes, noodles, kebabs, ice creams and gelato.  The popular Parents Association Big BBQ will provide classic festival choices including sausages, and hamburgers.  The young and young at heart will love the fun food offerings of popcorn, fairy floss and snow cones.

The Carnival will feature over 10 major ride attractions, including the ever popular haunted house, Music Trip, Tornado, Giant Slide, Tea Cups, Fun Factory, Camels, Donkeys and more.

Lucky Jars and Chocolate Toss, home made preserves, second hand toys and more will be set up under the shelter on the Walden Oval. Local handmade product and crafts are available from the Twilight Marketplace.

The Market Place starts trading at 2:30 with the carnival entering full swing at 3:30 when the kids finish the school day.  The event  will culminate in a performance by the Ringwood Highland Pipe Band to close out the evening.

Date: 11 Nov 2016 (Fri) Start Play: 1930
Band Arrival Time: 1900 Estimate Finish: 2000
Band Meeting Point: TBA
Transport: Own
Band Size: Mini
Status: Confirmed
Venue: Mount View Primary School
Website: link

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2016 Maroondah Festival

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Town Park will come to life on Sunday 6 November for the annual Maroondah Festival, presented by Maroondah City Council in conjunction with EastLink and Swinburne.

Now in its 27th year, Maroondah Festival is recognised as the largest free community event operating in Melbourne’s East.

The Festival provides a great opportunity for the community to come together to celebrate and enjoy a diverse program of entertainment and activities for all ages.

The festival provides free and low cost activities and attracts an estimated crowd of approximately 20,000 people on the one day. There are hundreds of free activities for all ages and interests. The Festival program is designed to encourage maximum participant involvement and enjoyment throughout the day.

Please come along and see the Ringwood Highland Pipe Band Perform at 10:25 AM at the MatchWorks Sounds of Maroondah Stage.

More details about the festival are available from their website. The day’s program contains lots of useful information too.

Date: 6 Nov 2016 (Sun) Start Play: 1025
Band Arrival Time: 0930 Estimate Finish: 1600
Band Meeting Point: Band Tent
Transport: Own
Band Size: Full
Status: Confirmed
Venue: Town Park, Croydon
Website: link

Great Ryrie Primary School Fete

The Ringwood Highland Pipe band will be performing at the Great Ryrie Primary school on Saturday 5 November.  There fete runs from 12pm to 7pm and there is sure to be fun and entertainment for all the family.

Come along and see the band play.

 

Date: 5 Nov 2016 (Sat) Start Play: 1300
Band Arrival Time: 1215 Estimate Finish: 1320
Band Meeting Point: To be advised
Transport: Own
Band Size: Mini
Status: Confirmed
Venue: Great Ryrie Primary School
Website: link

Ainslie Parklands Primary School Fair

A number of pipers from the Ringwood Highland Pipe Band will be entertaining the public this coming Saturday at the Ainslie Parklands Primary School Fair.  if you are in the area, come along and enjoy some traditional Scottish highland pipe band tunes.

Date: 22 Oct 2016 (Sat) Start Play: 11:45 am
Band Arrival Time: 11:15 am
Estimate Finish: 12:00 pm
Band Meeting Point: To Be Advised Transport: Own
Band Size: 4-5 pipers
Status: Confirmed
Venue: Ainslie Parklands Primary School
Hinkley Avenue, Croydon
Website: Link

Chinese Lantern Festival

This event is The Chinese Lantern Festival which is held at the Central Ringwood Community hall in Bedford Park. It is aimed at bringing the local community together to share an afternoon of music, dance and food. The theme is EAST TO WEST and the Ringwood Highland Pipe Band will be involved to help the organisers achieve their aim : to bridge cultural gaps and to share and learn each other’s traditions and culture.

It is on 28th August ( Sunday) from 1 pm to 5pmThe band will perform at 2pm -2.15pm.

28 Aug 2016 (Sun) Start Play: 02:00 pm
Band Arrival Time: 01:30 pm Estimate Finish: 02:15 pm
Band Meeting Point: Band Hall Transport: Own
Band Size: Mini-Band
Status: Confirmed
Venue: Central Ringwood Community hall Website: N/A

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