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READY TO ROLL: Sean Kelly from GFG Alliance and Damien Trenwith from the Whyalla Apex Club with one of the Council floats that will feature in the GFG Alliance Whyalla Christmas Pageant.
Forty floats and more than 50 stalls adds up to another huge GFG Alliance Whyalla Christmas Pageant and After Pageant Fair on Saturday, November 24.
This year the pageant has about 10 new floats and 10 more stall-holders to create a fantastic atmosphere at the Ada Ryan Gardens After Pageant Fair complete with fireworks at about 8.45pm. There will also be a City Plaza Christmas Street Party in Patterson Street after the pageant.
"This event is getting bigger and bigger by the minute and we’ve been busy all week finding spots to put all the extra stalls in.” - Damien Trenwith
The pageant and fair are organised by the Whyalla Apex Club and City of Whyalla with generous sponsorship from GFG Alliance. Damien Trenwith, from the Whyalla Apex Club, said the support from GFG Alliance was very much appreciated to fund the pageant and provide free entertainment and activities for the kids at the fair.
“As a community organisation it is great to provide something free for the children and the local community to enjoy,” Damien said.
“We are fortunate to again have the GFG Alliance support to provide all the entertainment and activities for free. All you’ll need to do is bring a few dollars if you’d like something to eat or drink from any one of the 50 stalls we’ve got, including the Apex food stall.
“This event is getting bigger and bigger by the minute and we’ve been busy all week finding spots to put all the extra stalls in.”
Damien said an important part of the pageant and fair was the motorcycle toy run which will start at 4.30pm from the library and finish at the pageant. People are encouraged to bring a toy and put it in the trailer for those kids in our community less fortunate.
The toy run gets lots of fluffy toys so they are asking for a few more toys for older kids like soccer balls, cricket sets and the like.
GFG Alliance spokesperson Sean Kelly said the operators of the steelworks and associated mines was proud be involved in the pageant and fair for the second year with executive chairman Sanjeev Gupta and his family to again take part.
“Sanjeev and his family really enjoyed last year’s event and were impressed with organisation,” Sean said.
“He mentioned several times what a good job the Whyalla Apex Club and Council had done in organising it.
“This year Pete Santucci, from Council, has done an awesome job to bring to life what we are calling the Gupta Express pageant float that Sanjeev and his family will march along with, together with many of our staff and their families.
“The pageant and fair is part of our community support program to help bring as many free events to the community as possible.”
Damien said there were plenty of spots available along the pageant route but advised people to come out a bit early to get a good position.
It’s not even too late to enter a float up to 5pm tonight (Friday, November 23). For more information contact Whyalla Apex Club c/o damientrenwithdm@bigpond.com or by calling Damien Trenwith on 0412 370 780.
PAGEANT AND AFTER PAGEANT FAIR PROGRAM - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
4pm: Pageant entries check in at corner of Wood Terrace and Forsyth Street (see map below)
4.30pm: Toy Run starts at Whyalla Public Library.
5pm: Pageant progresses along route to Ada Ryan Gardens.
6pm: After Pageant Fair kicks off with Santa, entertainment, activities, stalls, food and refreshments.
8.45pm: Fireworks off the breakwater.
CITY PLAZA CHRISTMAS STREET PARTY
6.30-8.30pm: Entertainers, Christmas Magic stage show the Amazing Mr Nelson, a collaborative dance performance, jumping castle and face painting.
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