	{"id":97943,"date":"2024-12-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=97943"},"modified":"2024-12-11T21:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:20:12","slug":"its-beginning-to-sound-a-lot-like-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/its-beginning-to-sound-a-lot-like-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HEATHCOTE Christmas Carols&#8217; committee were thrilled at the response to their first year organising the annual community event.<\/p>\n<p>The committee took over from the Lions Club.<\/p>\n<p>Families, young and old, gathered on the Barrack Reserve oval with chairs and blankets, many enjoying picnics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was wonderful to see the community out enjoying themselves,&#8221; said committee member Hannah Thomson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The committee would like to congratulate everyone who got up on stage to perform. We had such a great mix of ages and musical styles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were many people who helped bring the event together. Mariah and I would like to say a very special thank you to Tania and Rob Malavisi who put in enormous effort to make sure the evening ran smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would also like to thank the Heathcote Fire Brigade for ensuring Santa didn&#8217;t get lost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are grateful to our major sponsors Heathcote and District Community Bank and to Mandalay Resources who also gave a kind donation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to Frank Dailey from the Heathcote Lions who delivered all of the stage decorations and to Wright&#8217;s Transport for supplying the stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The committee is looking forward to making next year&#8217;s carols another spectacular event and would like to extend an invitation to anyone who would like to join the committee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d love to have new committee members so if you&#8217;re interested in helping out in any way please email us at heathcotechristmascarols@gmail.com,&#8221; said Ms Thomson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEATHCOTE Christmas Carols&#8217; committee were thrilled at the response to their first year organising the annual community event. 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