	{"id":98787,"date":"2025-03-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=98787"},"modified":"2025-02-27T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T23:53:08","slug":"a-chance-for-pyalong-people-to-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/a-chance-for-pyalong-people-to-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"A chance for Pyalong people to connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PYALONG past and present community members are invited to meet and reconnect at the Pyalong Community Catch Up day.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held on Saturday 12 April.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A member of our committee was approached by a community member saying they had lost touch with most of the community,&#8221; said Charleen Warburton, president of the Pyalong Recreation Reserve Committee of Management.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The idea of a community day bringing past and present community members together to reconnect or be welcomed was posed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Committee thought it was a great idea and got to work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are hoping to make this an annual event and something our community can look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the past there were similar events but none in recent times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There will be free activities for all ages, including face painting, laser tag, an inflatable slide and sausage sizzle.<\/p>\n<p>Soft drinks will be available for purchase or attendees can bring their own.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors are encouraged to bring along old or new memories of Pyalong; historical photos and memorabilia, which will be displayed in the hall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to see what memorabilia or memories of Pyalong our attendees will bring to share with the community,&#8221; said Ms Warburton.<\/p>\n<p>The community catch up will be held at the Pyalong Recreation Reserve, starting at 12noon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PYALONG past and present community members are invited to meet and reconnect at the Pyalong Community Catch Up day. 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