	{"id":122319,"date":"2023-12-01T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=122319"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T03:30:49","slug":"christmas-festivities-on-the-way-to-bunnings-torquay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/christmas-festivities-on-the-way-to-bunnings-torquay\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas festivities on the way to Bunnings Torquay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BUNNINGS Torquay is anticipating more than 300 local families to turn out for an annual Christmas Night Market next week.<\/p>\n<p>The December 7 event will see Bunning&#8217;s timber yard department turned into a festive wonderland, with free face painting, ice cream, coffee, visits from Santa and an animal farm.<\/p>\n<p>Local community groups including the Torquay CFA, Torquay Lions Club, Warralily Community Garden, Torquay Scouts, and Torquay SLSC will also be hosting activations and workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Bunnings Torquay activities organiser, Sally Smyth said she looked forward to seeing the Christmas spirit on display.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been going to these wonderful events as a support for many years, and this year I&#8217;ve had the great pleasure of putting it all together!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a fantastic community event, with plenty of great activities for all members of the family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Locals will be able to catch up with Santa, have train rides, do some karate workshops and much more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are stoked to have so many community groups on board too, who will definitely help to make the event a success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas Night Market will run from 6pm till 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>Registrations are encouraged and can be done by heading to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/stores\/vic\/torquay\"> www.bunnings.com.au\/stores\/vic\/torquay<\/a> and looking for the &#8216;find and book a workshop or activity&#8217; tab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUNNINGS Torquay is anticipating more than 300 local families to turn out for an annual Christmas Night Market next week. 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