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ST. PIRAN'S CORNISH FESTIVAL BALLARAT PROGRAM Brown Hill Hall, 375 Humffray Street North, Ballarat Friday 14th March 2008 to Sunday 16th March 2008 |
| FRIDAY 14TH MARCH | |||
| 4.00 p.m. | Bardic Ceremony Rehearsal – Brown Hill Hall | ||
| 6.00 p.m. |
Registration – Brown Hill Hall (Booking Required) |
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| 7.00 p.m. |
“MEET THE CORNISH” - Brown Hill Hall (Booking Required) : |
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Book Launch (not to be missed): Joy Menhennet has prepared a new book on the history of the Ballarat Branch - which is celebrating nearly 20 years of existence – and also the history of members’ Cornish ancestors. It is very well illustrated too with plenty of photographs. - [ ORDER FORM ] - [ BOOK JACKET COVER ] - |
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| Evening Entertainment including “Fryerstown Fossickers,” Cornish Dancing, Community Singing and hilarious Sketches. | |||
| Light Supper will be provided | |||
| SATURDAY 15TH MARCH | |||
| 8.30 a.m. |
“RAISING THE FLAG,” followed by breakfast – Brown Hill Hall (Booking Required) |
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| 10.00 a.m. |
BARDIC CEREMONY – area adjacent to hall |
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| 11.30 a.m. |
“Patrician Singers” will perform in the hall |
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| 12.30 p.m. | Lunch – Brown Hill Hall (Booking Required) | ||
| 1.30 p.m. | HERITAGE LECTURES in hall (Bookings Required) | ||
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Speaker: Bill Phillips “Cornish and Victoria” |
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| Speaker: Dot Wickham “Ballarat and Its History” | |||
| 3.30 p.m. |
TOURS BY BUS (Bookings Required) |
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| 1. Local Cornish Sites or | |||
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2. Mechanics Institute with Rex Bridges for inspection of Cornish Beam Pump |
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Finish by 5.30 p.m. |
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| 7.00 p.m. | ST. PIRAN’S GALA DINNER – Midlands Golf Club, Heinz Lane, Ballarat North (Booking Required) | ||
| SUNDAY 16TH MARCH | ||
| 10.00 a.m. | CHURCH SERVICE Neil Street Uniting Church | |
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10.00 a.m. | Local Cornish Site Bus Tour (Booking Required – same tour as Saturday) |
| 12.30 p.m. |
Lunch Brown Hill Hall (Booking Required) |
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| 1.30 p.m. | CORNISH PICNIC adjacent to hall ~ Entertainment provided | |
| 3.30 p.m. | Finish with lowering of flag | |