By Dominique Tassell
Freestone Hall’s offerings this year for the Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival are set to impress, with new installations including an outhouse for photos and troughs for their famous windmill.
Locals have been meeting at the hall for months now to get ready for the Festival.
The yarnbombing for their famous tractor has to be picked and unpicked every year, and the ladies have been hard at work completing new yarnbombing installations.
One woman joked she has “flower finger” from making so many for this year’s display.
While they meet up more regularly in the lead-up to that festival, normally the Freestone craft group meets monthly.
Pam Coy says the craft group is important to the local community as a social outlet.
Jumpers and Jazz in July gives them something to work towards as a group.
She says it helps the town and the hall to work on projects like their yarnbombing display because it brings them together but also generates attention and income for the community.
“It’s all community,” she says.
Several local people and families helped bring everything together, including David and Kerry Fearby, Graham and Margaret Shelley, Laurie and Margaret Byrne, Neil and Jill Doyle, Ian Christensen, John and Kathy Payne, and more.
The yarnbombing display at Freestone Hall will be up throughout the festival to view, and the hall will open for a cuppa and cake in the mornings. You can visit the hall’s Facebook page for updates.
On Saturday 23 July, the hall will hold their Country Brekky from 8 am to 11 am.
Entry is free, with items to purchase.
A healthy ‘all morning’ breakfast will be on offer, complete with a big brekky, avo on toast, waffles, corn beef fritters, and more. Items range in cost from $6 to $20.
Attendees can also peruse craft stalls and visit the coffee van for their morning beverage.
Cash is preferred and very encouraged but EFTPOS will be available.
Freestone Memorial Hall is located at 1244 Freestone Road, Freestone.
Phone 0423 022 826 or email freestonehallwarwick@gmail.com for more info.
