Spiritual start to Tweed River Festival celebrations
31 October 2016
Historic village of Tumbulgum at the heart of 2016 festival
A week of Tweed River Festival celebrations for 2016 will get off to a spiritual start, with a special Church on the River sunset service at Tumbulgum on Sunday 6 November at 6pm.
The service, by Murwillumbah Churches Combined, will be conducted from the deck of the Spirit of Wollumbin ferry boat, moored on the Tumbulgum riverbank at Riverside Drive.
“Bring a torch, some Aerogard and a chair or rug to sit on the riverbank for the multi-denominational service,” Murwillumbah Churches Combined representative Pastor Rob Stuttle said.
The service will be preceded by a free sausage sizzle from 5pm.
The annual river festival will this year be held in conjunction with Tumbulgum’s 150 celebrations, with the main family day and several events throughout the week to be held at the riverside village.
They include a riverbank tree planting day at Bluey Hill Park on Tuesday 8 November at 9am to noon, and a community lantern decorating activity at Tumbulgum Hall later that day from 2pm to 6.30pm.
A screening of the Tweed Kenya Mentoring Program documentary, The Flow-On Effect, will also be held at Tumbulgum Hall, on Thursday 10 November from 7pm. The 90-minute feature film tells the story of how an enduring relationship between the Tweed and Kenya has brought safe drinking water and better health for several Kenyan villages.
Local bird and wetland habitat experts will lead an escorted tour along the Terranora Broadwater foreshore at Birds Bay Drive, Tweed Heads West, on Wednesday 9 November at 10am.
All the events are free, including the Tweed River Festival and Tumbulgum 150 Year family fun day at Riverside Drive on Saturday 12 November. Bookings are required for some activities and further information is available at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/RiverFestival or tumbulgum.wordpress.com
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Caption: The Spirit of Wollumbin boat will depart from Tumbulgum at 6pm for a multi-denominational service, hosted by Murwillumbah Churches Combined.
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Caption: A screening of the Tweed Kenya Mentoring Program documentary, The Flow-On Effect, will also be held at Tumbulgum Hall, on Thursday 10 November from 7pm, as part of the Tweed River Festival.