Beecroft In Bloom

Join us for the Beecroft In Bloom Festival 10 am to 3pm on Saturday 25th September and the Beecroft Lions Art Exhibition, Opening Night 6.30 pm Fri 24 Sep (tickets required) and open at no charge during Sat 25th and Sun 26th.

Each year, the shopping precinct is lined with flowers and, this year there will be flowers and scarecrows made by our local school children distributed around Beecroft.

The business houses of Beecroft are joining in the spirit of the Festival by sponsoring the day and also contributing to the market day feel and atmosphere on the Saturday.

Activities around Beecroft planned for this year’s festival day include market stalls, food stalls, school bands, face painting, jumping castle, animal farm, pony rides, heritage group display and more is being arranged.

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Here are some photos of the festivities at our 2009 festival!

The park near the station was the centre for the kids activities with a friendly animal farm.

A Jumping castle and pony rides were also popular as was the Lions BBQ.

The Ray Park Heritage Group, The Cues Jazz band and Story time at the Bookshop were also popular attractions.

Many shops has tables in front of their shops with samples, specials and giveaways. Our Town Crier kept all attendees informed of the activities.

Lions International Peace Poster Competition

For the younger artists, the Club was pleased to announce the judging of the Lions International Peace Poster Competition which invites entries from local primary and high schools vying for the awards and the opportunity to progress to the Sydney wide judging of the competition. Entries were displayed throughout the shopping precinct during the festival.

Lions International Peace Poster Competition Grand Prize Winner for 2008-2009 by Yennie Shyu

Beecroft Lions Art Exhibition

Beecroft Lions Art Exhibition will be on again this Year! Join us for Opening Night with cocktails on Friday evening 24th Sep. Tickets for opening night can be purchased from Ray White Beecroft. The Art Exhibition will then be open at no charge for visitors daily on Sat 25th Sep 10 am – 3 pm & Sun 26th Sep 10 am – 3 pm. We thank our sponsor Ray White Beecroft for supporting our 2nd Beecroft Lions Art Exhibition.

Artists interested in the Exhibition should contact Sharon Aldrick at Ray White Beecroft m: 0410 611 906 p:94798444 e: sharon.aldrick@raywhite.com

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Glass Art Works by Avril Miller - Just click on this image to view our full Gallery of the 2009 Beecroft Lions Art Show

Artists who displayed their work in the Art Exhibition were Sharon Aldrick, Keith Betts, Kate Dunn, Linda Galbraith, Rowena Hollahan, Anita Howard, Avril Miller, Libby Moore, Anya Pesce, Jodie Read, Lesley Snelgrove and Hugh Talbot.

The businesses who kindly supported and sponsored Beecroft in Bloom included: