COMMUNITY & EVENTS PAGE 3 Community Events Calendar Welcome to the heart of Clarence Town! Discover local happenings, cultural events and opportunities. To list your local event for free, email thesentinel2321@gmail.com Letter from the Sentinel Editor Well, well, Clarence Town – haven’t we had a cracking couple of months! This edition of The Sentinel lands with a splash – in full colour. What better way to reflect the vibrancy of Clarence Town and surrounds than with pages that now match the energy of the people who fill them? Despite record-breaking rainfall soaking Clarence Town – with March alone topping 240mm – the tennis courts got a muchneeded facelift, the churches served up soul and pancakes, and local schools packed their terms with everything from lava lamps and robotics to elite sport and public speaking success. May and June are set to be busy across the district, with Youth Week activities bringing science to life – from the hidden world of soil microbes to a stargazing night under the autumn sky. Thanks to the Dungog Shire Council’s Youth Week Grants, there’s something for every curious young min. The Lions Club are in full swing with their Mother’s Day Raffle, a community morning tea for cancer research, and the ever-popular markets at month’s end. It’s a big couple of months for a small but mighty crew. There’s momentum everywhere you look. This issue is a reflection of that – not just a newsletter, but a snapshot of a community thinking forward, showing up, and getting stuck in. If you’ve got a community event or newsworthy tidbit to share, I’d love to hear about it! Drop me a line at thesentinel2321@gmail.com Until next edition x Cathy Schneider MAY Thurs 1st 6.30pm: Clarence Town Progress Association meeting. Clarence Town Community Centre. Sun 4th 10am: FREE Youth Week Event: Microbial Magic! hosted by Clarence Town Public School. See page 4 for details & to book. Fri 9th 5pm: FREE Youth Week Event: Astronomy Night, hosted by Clarence Town Public School. See page 4 for details & to book. Fri 9th 6pm for 6.30pm start: ‘The Promise’ FREE mental illness & suicide film screening at the James Theatre. See article page 7 for details. Tues 13th 6pm: Clarence Town Lions Club meeting. Clarence Town Bowling Club. Thurs 15th 6.30pm: Dungog District Chamber of Commerce, networking dinner meeting. Please see www.ddcc.org.au for details. Thurs 22nd 9am: Lions Club Biggest Morning Tea raising funds for Cancer. See page 6 for details. Sat 24th 3pm: Paint N Sip Youth Kokoda Trail Fundraising Event. See ad page 5. Sun 25th 11am: Boer War Service – see ad left. Sat 31st 8am-12pm: Clarence Town Markets, hosted by the Lion’s Club. Clarence Town Bowling Club. Located in the Hall of Arts if wet. JUNE Thurs 5th 6.30pm: Clarence Town Progress Association meeting. Clarence Town Community Centre. Mon 9th PUBLIC HOLIDAY : King’s Birthday Tues 10th 6pm: Clarence Town Lions Club meeting. Clarence Town Bowling Club. Fri 13-15th Thrive Festival of Farming celebrating and showcasing the rich farming heritage of our Shire. For more details visit www.ddcc.org.au JUNE I would like to invite you all to attend the BOER WAR SERVICE Every year on the last Sunday of May we remember the soldiers we lost in the Boer War…Please join us. Sunday 25th May 2025 – Starting at 11:00am Service to be held at the Boer War Memorial, Cnr. Grey & Queen Streets, Clarence Town (Memorial Park / Boer War Gates / Cenotaph) If you have any questions email Di – dinkydi@iinet.net.au
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