After patchy participation in Seniors Week activities of late, a new organising committee has come out with all guns blazing to set the pace for a busy week of activities come February.
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This year’s theme is Love Your Life, and seniors will have every opportunity to do so particularly that week.
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And it won’t involve only the mature end of the community. The festival opens Monday, February 11 with the Art of Ageing exhibition in the foyer at the Tenterfield School of Arts. It will feature photographic portraits of local seniors created by students at Tenterfield High School.
Entry to the exhibition is free as is the Devonshire tea served between 10am and noon.
On Tuesday it’s back to the School of Arts for lunch in the illustrious Banquet Hall, catered by Courtyard Cafe. Lunch will be alternate-drop main with Chris Markham providing musical entertainment .
It’s from noon to 2pm and the cost is $10 per person.
On Wednesday from 1pm at the Tenterfield Cinema there’s a special showing of Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt. The screening will be followed by a cuppa and biscuits, and the cost is $5 per person.
The Thursday of Seniors Week is also Valentine’s Day and there’s a country dance and light lunch at Bolivia Hall to celebrate. Bus transport leaves the Visitors Information Centre at 11.30am and will depart Bolivia Hall at 2.30pm for the return trip. The all-inclusive cost is $10 per person.
After all that dancing it’s time to wind down with Meditation and Pilates in the Park on Friday.
Polly Rubin will be leading the group in meditation practices in Bruxner Park from 9.30am. She will be followed by Rachel Brown providing a pilates session.
This is a free event, so if you’ve never tried meditation or pilates before, here’s your chance.
Seniors Week brochures will be available from
- Tenterfield Visitors Information Centre
- Tenterfield Shire Council office
- Tenterfield School of Arts
- Tenterfield Library
Tickets for Tuesday’s Banquet Hall lunch and Thursday’s Country dance and lunch at Bolivia Hall must be pre-purchased (for planning purposes).
They will be on sale from 10am to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the council foyer on January 29-31 and February 5-7.
Note there are no EFTPOS facilities so it’s cash only.