Volume 13 December 2007 (PDF 1.03 MB) - City of Armadale

COMMUNITY NEWS
photos courtesy Roleystone Courier
Armadale
Cycle Classic
A 10,000-strong crowd flocked to the City
of Armadale’s annual Highland Gathering
on 17 November, with the star-studded
Armadale Cycle Classic a major highlight
of the Scottish-themed entertainment
spectacle at Minnawarra Park.
This year’s Cycle Classic, incorporating
the State Criterium Championship,
featured a top-class field of riders from
WA and was boosted by six members of
the current World Champion and 2004
Olympic silver medallist British pursuit
team. Spectators were treated to a fast
and exciting race around a challenging
street layout, with the outcome in doubt
until the final seconds.
Britain’s Steve Cummings, a 2006
Commonwealth Games team pursuit gold
medallist, took line honours, followed by
his countryman Paul Manning. WA’s Peter
Dawson – the 2004 Olympic team pursuit
gold medallist – was named State
Criterium Champion as the first local rider
over the line.
In a race field regarded by officials as one
of the best ever, other top cyclists were
local Roleystone champion Henk Vogels
Jnr, world masters pursuit champion
Hilton McMurdo, former Cycle Classic
champion Eddie Hollands and up-and-
Father and son cycling identies,
Henk Vogels Snr and Jnr.
comer Ben King. WA’s talented teenager
Josie Tomac, the 2007 world junior
champion and world recordholder in the
individual pursuit, took out the women’s
title.
Vying for the crowd’s attention were a host
of other colourful Gathering attractions,
including the annual Highland Dancing
competition – won by “Dancer of the Day”
Belinda Lush – and the traditional heavy
events. Armadale fireman Jay Waller won
four out of the five heavy events including
Tossing the Caber.
Children flocked to the Medieval Fair to
see the dramatic sword-fighting at the
Knight School Demonstration and mock
Gaelic battles.
Christmas
Carols
The Christmas spirit was alive and
well at the City of Armadale’s popular
community event Carols in
Minnawarra Park on Sunday 9
December.
Enthusiastic carollers joined with local
children’s choirs from John Wollaston
Anglican Community School and
Roleystone Primary School, the Let’s
Sing Community Choir and Armadale
City Concert Band to sing hearty
renditions of Christmas favourites.
Traditional carols including Joy to the
World, Silent Night and Away in
Manger were enjoyed by all, along
with contemporary numbers like Six
White Boomers, Aussie Jingle Bells
and Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer.
Excited children took part in games,
face-painting and visited Santa in his
Grotto, while families relaxed on
picnic blankets and soaked up the
warm community atmosphere.
CITY VIEWS NEWS FROM THE CITY OF ARMADALE