A GALA day in Kendall this Sunday will kick off Heritage Week in the Hastings.
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A full programme of events is planned, starting with a Poet's Breakfast at the Kendall Services and Citizens Club at 8.30am, then an opening ceremony at noon followed by the unveiling of the Bullock Sculptures by Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor, Peter Besseling.
Bullock Sculptures is a community project coordinated by the Kendall Heritage Society.
The Kendall community formulated the idea, came up with the design and organised the funding and construction of the sculptures making it a special unified community project.
Residents are encouraged to wander down to the Kendall Town Green to see the life-size steel silhouette bullock team, grab a sausage sandwich and listen to the pipe band as it pipes in the 1.27pm train from Sydney coming through to celebrate the centenary of the first train to arrive in Kendall before the bridge was built.
The theme of this year's Heritage Festival is 'Journeys'- a celebration of the journey taken as a community and what has made the Hastings region today an amazing tourist and heritage driven location.
Mayor Peter Besseling has encouraged local residents to take part in Heritage Festival events and to show pride in the region's rich heritage.
"Journeying from the beginning to the end of our rich past through the various landmarks, heritage-listed places and museums, will help tell an unforgettable story of the Hastings region," Cr Besseling said.
"What better way than to mark the Heritage Festival opening other than at an iconic location such as Kendall."
The festival will take place from 13 to 27 April and will feature heritage-themed events, activities, tours, performances, walks and more.
For further information download your free 2014 Heritage Festival guide from http://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Lists/Event-Activities/2014-Heritage-Festival or pick one up at local museums, the Glasshouse or other tourist information points. For enquiries on the official festival launch at Kendall, contact Betty Boyd 6585 7022 or Sandra Haswell 6559 4083.
FULL PROGRAM
8.30am - Poets’ Breakfast at Kendall Services and Citizen’s Club ($16pp)
Noon - Official Launch of Heritage Week.
12.20pm - Special guests transported by vintage cars to Kendall Town Green for the commissioning of the new public artwork.
12.30pm - Welcome, followed by memoirs from former bullock drivers Kendall Club president Ray O’Neill and Bill Boyd OAM.
1pm - People to make their way to Kendall Station to mark the 100th year of passenger rail service to Kendall.
Many vintage cars will be lining the street to the station. The Laurieton Men’s Shed Choir will entertain ahead of the arrival of the 1.27pm train service to Kendall when the crowd will cheer the train’s arrival.
Local historical societies will present the train’s driver and manager with certificates to mark the occasion.
From midday the winners of My BBQ Rules Kendall, the Kendall Men’s Shed, will demonstrate their culinary skills at the Kendall Town Green. Such delights as sausage sandwiches with onion and sauce, and even piggy in blankets with sauce and onions will be available. Also beverages of varying flavours will be there for purchase.
