A SERVICE for Remembrance Day will be held next Wednesday, November 11, at the Cenotaph in Circle St, New Norfolk. This is organised by the New Norfolk RSL Sub-Branch and the Derwent Valley Council. All are welcome. The event will start at 10.45am and will include a minute’s silence at
SEWING sessions will be held in New Norfolk over the next two months to make bonnets in memory of female convicts who spent time in the New Norfolk Asylum, now known as Willow Court, during its time as a convict hospital in colonial times. In support of the larger “Roses
AN exhibition of works by local artist Duncan Rush has just over a week to run at the Black Swan cafe-bookshop in New Norfolk. An official opening was held on September 25 and the works – described by host Alexander Okenyo as playfully large sculptures – can be seen until
A COOKED breakfast will be on offer at the Lions Club of New Norfolk this Sunday to help families to get a good start to Father’s Day without the fuss of cooking at home. On offer been 8am and 10.30am, the Father’s Day Breakfast is part of the club’s return
THE First Lego League 2020/21 season begins in August and the Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) has again registered a Derwent Valley team for the event. First Lego League is an international science and engineering competition for students aged 9 to 16 years. “The problem-solving competition has teams
TWO well-known Derwent Valley markets are back in business after several months in recess due to the coronavirus pandemic. The outdoor New Norfolk Market in High St resumes tomorrow (Saturday) from 8am-2pm, and the indoor Bushy Park Market reopens on Monday from 11am-2pm. The operators of both markets have asked
FREE online robotics workshops will be offered to local primary and high-school aged students over four weeks from late this month. The Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) will provide free “virtual” LEGO robotics workshops online through CoderZ, the online learning tool for coding and robotics with a virtual
AFTER six decades of knocking on doors each May, The Salvation Army is taking its major fundraising appeal online in response to Covid-19’s impact on social contact this year. Known as the Red Shield Appeal, this year’s event will take the form of a “digital doorknock”, with Derwent Valley residents asked
The Reverend Celia Hooker speaking atlast year’s New Norfolk Anzac Day service. By the Reverend Celia HookerSt Matthew’s Anglican Church ANZAC Day 2020 – a day to honour all men and women who have participated in wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations around the world – but on Anzac Day we are
The New Norfolk Cenotaph. TRADITIONAL Anzac Day events have been cancelled throughout Australia and New Zealand due to the coronavirus pandemic, but there are many ways to observe this national day at home tomorrow (Saturday). Locally, the New Norfolk Anzac Day Address will be given by the Reverend Celia Hooker
Click image to enlarge. TWO online activities have been launched by the Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) to replace their previously planned school holiday program. Starting today is “Scratch”, a free online competition for participants aged six to 13, enabling them to create their own interactive stories, games
Some of the people at the International Women’s Day breakfastheld at New Norfolk last week. DESPITE the very welcome, steady rain in the early hours of March 5, more than 40 women attended an International Women’s Day Breakfast in the Derwent Valley Council social rooms. Those present heard stories of
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