SOUTH MAROUBRA CHRISTMAS CAROLS 2009
WEDNESDAY 23RD DECEMBER 6pm-9pm
South Maroubra Village Green-corner of Meagher Avenue & Malabar Road NSW 2035

Special Fun Kids Show at 5pm

4pm easy listening guitar & vocals by American Grafitti to relax with before the carols.

Amusements also from 4pm-Jumping Castles Face Painting Laughing Clowns Kids Rides.

Charity Bar B Q by Maroubra Lions Club at 4.30pm-the barbee will raise funds for Alzheimer's Research by the Ageing Research Centre at Prince of Wales Hospital & for Spinal Injuries Australia 25% of all funds from the kids amusements will go to the same organisations.

The ladies from the Australian Hellenic Education & Progress Association will sell candles & songbooks with proceeds going towards their efforts to feed Sydney's poor & homeless.

The carols will feature the amazing MENTAL AS ANYTHING & Australian icon LITTLE PATTIE, both of whom were this year inducted into Australian music hall of fame.

The brilliant soprano Helen Zerefos, who has 700 television performances to her credit will sing the classic carols.

Well known local entertainers Felicia Harris & Stephen Halstead, the harmonious Eastern Suburbs-St George's Church Choir, the St George Scottish Pipe Band plus the energetic young performers from Stars Talent School will complete the cast.

Felicia is also the musical director and the compere is the vivacious Anni Haque.

Of course Santa will come along during the night-not, in this case, with reindeer & sleigh but with horse & cart.

The special kids show at 5pm will star the world famous Humphrey Bear, the incredible Snake Man of La Perouse & the junior Stars Talent group.

The kids amusements listed above start at 4pm so there is a stack of fun for the little ones before the main carols performance starts.

Fantastic glowsticks of all shapes & sizes will be available-part of those proceeds will also benefit the aforementioned charities.

There will even be entertainment from 4pm. American Grafitti guitarist & vocalist, Paul, will provide some cruisy r & b music to check out while the kids are having fun with the jumping castles and face painting etc.

The big draw for the Walsh's Christmas Cruise Competition will be held at 9pm. You(or a friend) must be there with your ticket at the time of the draw to win the cruise.
Details of the competition are on the website.

Seating
The carols are all under the cover of a huge marquee so inclement weather will not interfere with the performance. The whole idea is for people to sit on the grass(or on rugs & mats) however there will be a reasonable number of chairs provided for the elderly, disabled & nursing mums. We respectfully request that younger people who can sit on the grass do so & allow those who can't, to use the chairs & enjoy the evening. Bringing backrests is fine but we do also respectfully request that people keep strollers & anything which will block the view, to the sides of green just inside the row of chairs so that everyone sitting on the grass can have a clear line of sight to the stage. Many thanks for your understanding on this.

Carols Shuttle Bus
Parking & getting to the carols will not be a problem. There is quite a bit of parking in the shopping centre car park(adjacent to the Village Green) & around the immediate area. However this year, in addition, the 43 seat Carols Shuttle Bus will drive around the area from 4pm until the end of the performance and pick up & drop off anyone who would like a lift. The bus will travel mainly in a loop from the carols (on Meagher Avenue) to Broome Street & down to the Maroubra Beach car park where it will stop and wait for a few minutes. It will then travel along Fitzgerald Avenue & turn left onto Malabar Road,where it will also stop for a few minutes, then left again into Meagher Avenue. It will, if required, do a couple of runs up Malabar Road to the roundabout at Beauchamp Road & come back down Malabar Road to Meagher Avenue.

It will also do pickups at Maroubra Junction as below:

5pm & 6pm Maroubra Road-outside the Westpac Bank

5.10pm & 6.10pm Anzac Parade-outside the Maroubra RSL Club.

So you can park at Maroubra Beach car park or on Malabar Road, Fitzgerald Avenue or Broome Street(between Meagher Avenue & Fitzgerald Avenue) and catch the shuttle to the carols.
The bus will run from 4pm until approximately 10pm to ensure that everyone gets back to their vehicles or back home. If you are walking to the carols & see the bus approaching please feel free to flag it down. The driver will stop as close to you as possible. Please understand that the driver can only stop where it is safe to do so.

For further enquiries regarding the carols please
phone 93110088 or email info@walshspharmacy.com.au.

This is a friendly community evening and a great chance for everyone get together for a few hours of festive cheer & to enjoy some wonderful entertainment.

The carols are sponsored by Walsh's Village Pharmacy & the supporting sponsors are Southern Courier & Randwick City Council.
Hope to see you there.
Merry Xmas to you & your family.
Richard & Philip Walsh & Staff