Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival"

Barnaby Black
6 years ago
Views:

1 Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival SUNDAY 27th MAY - SUNDAY 3rd JUNE Featuring: Scottish Concert Braveheart Poets Breakfast Bus Tour Scots Family Night Out Street Parade Highland Dancing Pipes and Drums Highland Games Scottish Themed Dog Contest Grand Scottish Ball Thanksgiving Service Luncheon and Ceilidh/Concert Clan of Honour for 2018 Clan Motto Dum Spiro Spero While I Breathe, I Hope Manning Valley Historical Society Inc proudly presents the 14th

CHIEFTAIN S MESSAGE It is a great privilege that our Clan has been invited to be Clan of Honour for the 2018 Bonnie Wingham

McLennans with connections to the North Coast and around the country look forward to coming together to enjoy the Festival.

Some initially settled in Gaelic-speaking enclaves in Barrington, the Hunter and the Clarence.

forged the first route from the New England to Grafton.

A highlight of Bonnie Wingham 2018 will be the coach tour of places where they lived and to hear more about their lives there.

2 CHIEFTAIN S MESSAGE It is a great privilege that our Clan has been invited to be Clan of Honour for the 2018 Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival. McLennans with connections to the North Coast and around the country look forward to coming together to enjoy the Festival. Many of our Clan found their way to the North Coast of NSW during the 1800s. Some initially settled in Gaelic-speaking enclaves in Barrington, the Hunter and the Clarence. David Freeman, a descendant of Catherine McLennan from the West Coast of Scotland, has documented the McLennans and Freemans who forged the first route from the New England to Grafton. Many other Clansmen and women from the Highlands came to call the Manning home. A highlight of Bonnie Wingham 2018 will be the coach tour of places where they lived and to hear more about their lives there. We look forward to being an integral part of the Festival this year. Bruce A McLennan Festival Chieftain PATRON S MESSAGE As we welcome you to Wingham for the 14th Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival, I invite you to visit the localities in the Manning Valley that your pioneer ancestors settled, and marvel at their foresight. The foundations that they laid not only gave their descendants a future, but by naming their new homes after their ancestral geographic origins, they gave us a continuing connection with our pasts. Mave and I are proud to be again part of the Bonnie Wingham Festival, and look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to Wingham. Eric Richardson OAM Mave Richardson AM PSM. 2

2018 FESTIVAL PROGRAM Note: Venues for these activities are shown in brackets.

00pm Scottish Concert (Catholic Church) Thursday 31st May 10.00am Genealogy Fair (Wingham Services Club) Friday 1st June 7.

30am CWA Shortbread Baking Competition/Judging (CWA rooms on Isabella St) Judging of Shop Window Displays (Town centre) 12

00pm Scottish Fun Night (Wingham Services Club) Saturday 2nd June 9.30am Street Parade Starts (Bent St) 9.30-3.

00-6.45pm Meet and Greet (Hibiscus Room, Wingham Services Club) Mingle with the dignitaries. Drinks at own expense. 7.

3 2018 FESTIVAL PROGRAM Note: Venues for these activities are shown in brackets. The Wingham map is shown on page 9 of this brochure. Sunday 27th May 2.00pm Scottish Concert (Catholic Church) Thursday 31st May 10.00am Genealogy Fair (Wingham Services Club) Friday 1st June 7.30am Braveheart Poets Breakfast (Anglican Church Hall) 10.00am District Bus Tour (Wingham Historical Museum) 10.30am CWA Shortbread Baking Competition/Judging (CWA rooms on Isabella St) Judging of Shop Window Displays (Town centre) 12 noon 9 Hole Clash of the Clans mixed Golf Tournament (Wingham Golf Course) 5.30pm Community Reception (Wingham Library) pm Scottish Fun Night (Wingham Services Club) Saturday 2nd June 9.30am Street Parade Starts (Bent St) pm Opening Ceremony, Highland Games, Pipe bands, dancing and best dressed Scottish Themed DOG competition (Central Park) pm Meet and Greet (Hibiscus Room, Wingham Services Club) Mingle with the dignitaries. Drinks at own expense. 7.00pm Grand Scottish Ball (Wingham Services Club) Sunday 3rd June 7.30am Lay led Thanksgiving Service and Blessing of the Banners (Riverside Reserve) 8.00am Barbecue Breakfast (Wingham Riverside Reserve) 11.00am pm Luncheon and Ceilidh/Concert (Wingham Services Club) 3

2018 FESTIVAL TICKETED ACTIVITIES Note: Venues for these activities are shown in brackets. The Wingham map is shown on page 9 of this brochure. Sunday 27th May 2.00pm Thursday 31st May 10.

00am Braveheart Poets Breakfast (Anglican Church Hall) Listen to some of the best poets whilst enjoying your hearty breakfast.

4 2018 FESTIVAL TICKETED ACTIVITIES Note: Venues for these activities are shown in brackets. The Wingham map is shown on page 9 of this brochure. Sunday 27th May 2.00pm Thursday 31st May 10.00am Scottish Concert (Catholic Church) Admission and afternoon tea. Genealogy Fair (Wingham Services Club) Friday 1st June 7.30am 10.00am Braveheart Poets Breakfast (Anglican Church Hall) Listen to some of the best poets whilst enjoying your hearty breakfast. District Bus Tour (Wingham Historical Museum) See and hear the efforts made by the Scottish pioneers to the area. Fully conducted tour. Lunch at own cost pm Scottish Fun Night (Wingham Services Club) Proceeds to the Wingham Pipes and Drums. Hear the bagpipes, dance the jig, Eat some haggis, wear your kilt. Drink some whisky, sip some broth, hear some Burns, play some golf." A fun night for all the family. Saturday 2nd June 7.00pm Sunday 3rd June 8.00am 11.00am pm Grand Scottish Ball (Wingham Services Club) Our most popular event, dance the night away and enjoy the pomp and ceremony of the Scots. Meal supplied. For dietary requirements, please notify us on the application form when booking. Music by Fiddle Tunes. Barbecue Breakfast (Wingham Riverside Reserve) Following the Thanksgiving Service, breakfast will be available courtesy of the Rotary Club of Wingham. Luncheon and Ceilidh/Concert (Wingham Services Club) Enjoy the flavours of Scotland and the relaxed atmosphere of the traditional Ceilidh or concert. Bookings for all activites are ESSENTIAL - Don t miss out! HOW TO PAY: Follow the instructions on page 6 of this brochure. 4

5 5

6 2018 ACTIVITY BOOKINGS SUNDAY 27th May - SUNDAY 3rd June, 2018 BOOKINGS CLOSE FRIDAY 18th MAY 2018 IMPORTANT NEWS In 2018 we will be trialling ONLINE Booking for all Activities. To book go to the Museum s website at manninghistorical.org and select Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival from the menu on the left. On arrival at the Bonnie Wingham site select EVENT TICKETS from the top menu, complete the form carefully and then select SUBMIT NTA Numbers before clicking the button labelled BUY Tickets If all else fails contact me John LAUDER (Stall Coordinator) on (02) or JohnL2430@gmail.com 6

7 FESTIVAL MARKET and CLAN BOOKING SATURDAY 2nd June, 2018, 9.00 am pm, CENTRAL PARK, WINGHAM BOOKINGS CLOSE FRIDAY 18th MAY 2018 IMPORTANT NEWS In 2018 we will be trialling ONLINE Booking for all stalls. To book go to the Museum s website at manninghistorical.org and select Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival from the menu on the left. On arrival at the Bonnie Wingham site select Stall Bookings from the top menu, read the rules and regulations carefully and then select CLICK HERE TO BOOK STALLS If all else fails contact me John LAUDER (Stall Coordinator) on (02) or JohnL2430@gmail.com 7

8 NASH Solutions Pty Ltd Chartered Accountants + Business Advisors providing professional accounting, taxation, financial planning and business development solutions which focus on your wealth creation, business succession, lifestyle balance and retirement goals. 26 Bent Street Wingham 2429 Ph: E: grahame@nashsolutions.com.au W: 8

9 Wingham Venue Map 9

10 MAJOR SPONSORS McDonald's Family Restaurant 10

11 11 FOR ALL YOUR LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, BIRD AND PET FEEDS 111 Isabella Street WINGHAM

12 The CLAN of HONOUR - Clan Cameron CLAN MacLENNAN In 1645 on May 9th, King Charles representative, the Marquis of Montrose, confronted an army of Covenanters led by Sir John Urray, near a village named Auldearn in Scotland. Rain was falling as the battle commenced. Among the 3,500 foot and 400 horse assembled under Urray's command, was Ruairidh MacIain Domhnull Bhain MacLennan, Chief of the Clan, defending the standard of Lord Seaforth. A tall, rugged, red-bearded highlander, he fought savagely and desperately in the ensuing clash, during which Urray's forces were slowly overwhelmed by a flanking movement of the Gordon Cavalry. Ruairidh and his two brothers were ultimately killed along with many more MacLennans in that segment of the battle. For the next 330 years, the Clan had no official Chief. During 250 of those years, due to pressures political and financial, many remaining Clansmen and their descendants were forced or chose to leave Scotland to seek survival in newly discovered lands. Many septs with names distorted by usage or altered for practical purposes, have resulted. In 1969, Ronald George MacLennan declared his intention to claim the position of Chief. Due to the tireless energy of this vital, proud Scot, the Clan recognised his right to the position. Thirty years of tenacious searches and r e s e a r c h e s w e r e r e w a r d e d w i t h t h e Matriculation of Arms - the acknowledgment of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland - and his installation as Chief of the MacLennan Clan at a ceremony in Inverness in 1978, which was the first such ceremony to be performed for at least two centuries. In 1989, Chief Ronald died of leukaemia and his then 12 year-old son and heir, Ruairidh Donald George MacLennan inherited the Chiefship of the Clan MacLennan, becoming Scotland s youngest Clan Chief. Quietly proud of his heritage, Ruairidh knew throughout his childhood that he would one day become Clan Chief and has handled the position with dignity and due gravity, hosting his first Clan Gathering in Scotland in 1990 at the age of 13. Since then, he has visited Clan members and represented the Clan at Gatherings in Australia, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand and the United States of America. The Clan has an extensive genealogy resource covering the earliest official records in Scotland, many NSW North Coast McLennans, on-line Clan books, and a large database available to members of the Clan associations - Clan MacLennan Australia and Clan MacLennan Grafton. More information about Clan MacLennan Worldwide on website: 12

SWEET CHARIOT LEISURE LIMITED The Clubhouse - Church Road - Epsom - KT17 4DZ +44 (0) SCOTLAND TOUR

SWEET CHARIOT LEISURE LIMITED The Clubhouse - Church Road - Epsom - KT17 4DZ +44 (0) SCOTLAND TOUR FRIDAY 3 MAY 2019 Arrive into Edinburgh and transfer to your accommodation at Gartmore House in the Trossachs National Park. Gartmore House, set in the beautiful Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National