Students will be making some special gifts for their grandparents leading up to the day, and there will be student performances and a high tea to enjoy. 

Students have been experimenting with computer graphics to see how they will look as grandparents in the future. 

The school is planning to make up flower bouquets for the grandmothers who attend. 

If anyone in the community has any flowers to spare, the school would love to have them. 

Flowers can be dropped off at the school, or someone from the school will be available to pick them up on Tuesday. Please phone the school if you can help.

The Lansdowne social fishing club held its annual general meeting on Sunday, October 15.

New members were elected to serve on the committee.

The appointments included Bruce Wade for president, Ivan Minett for vice president, and Steven Henry as the secretary.

The role of treasurer was allocated to Maree Minett and Jenni Smith to share.

Bruce Wade was named as weigh master, and the assistant weigh master is Les Gardner. 

Committee members are Tom Minett, Trevor Henry and Dot Smith, and Steven Henry is the publicity officer.

The fishing club membership is now due for renewal. Seniors membership costs $5 and juniors $2.

New members are very welcome at the fishing club.

Commencing on Saturday, October 28, the fishing club will have a $50 seafood tray included in the raffles fortnightly. The fortnightly raffles will slot in between the monthly seafood raffles. 

The club’s next weekend outing is scheduled on November 4 and 5.

Entries to the fishing pairs big bash close on November 6, and the event will take place across November 10 to 12.

Wayne Bell won the Friday evening social darts competition last week (October 13), with Nellie Turner coming in second. 

The women’s highest score was won by Nellie Turner on 132.

The men’s highest score winner was Wayne Bell on 140.

The junior highest score was Izzy Swan with a score of 98.

The Lansdowne Public School intensive swimming scheme lessons will be held in week 8 and 9 of the school term. 

Learning to swim is a vital skill for all children. 

The School Parents and Citizens Association reflects how important learning to swim is by supplementing the cost of transport to and from the pool each day for two weeks with a donation of $1000. 

A huge thank you to the Lansdowne Uniting Church Fellowship which has also supported the scheme with a donation of $800. 

This will make a big difference to the cost of lessons for families.

The Lansdowne Community Hall trustees are always in need of volunteers to help with various tasks that are done to keep the hall in good condition. 

If anyone in the community can assist in any way such as handyman talents, catering or gardening, and would like to help please contact one of the trustees. 

The trustees would also like to hear from community members about what activities they would like to see at the hall. 

Anyone in the community that have any particular interests that they would like to share with the community is welcome to come forward and get in touch.

The hall would be a  venue to use to share those interests with the rest of the community.

There is a craft group held at the hall every Tuesday from 9.30am-3.30pm.

It would be wonderful to see the hall used on other days. 

The trustees are Wayne Burns, Ron Sawyer, Rhonda Hardes, Valerie Evenden, Neville Mayers and Margaret Haddon.

Please contact any one of the trustees if you have any other inquiries.

If you love the blues you will not want to miss the next great evening of entertainment that the Upper Lansdowne Hall committee have organised.

This special concert will feature beautiful, raw and exciting country blue oozing cool, Hat Fitz and Cara on Friday, November 3 at 7pm. 

Aussie bluesman Hat Fitz and Irish-born folksinger Cara Robinson are a striking pair. 

He is a giant raggedy-bearded man, she is a petite blonde who barely reaches his shoulders.

He has a deep, gruff Howlin’ Wolf-esqe voice, while she dances with angels in her vocal.

He plays wonderful resonator guitar, and her instrument is that sweet and soulful voice.

This event will be held in the Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall. 

Food will be available from 6.15pm, as well as tea, coffee and cake. BYO drinks. 

Tickets are $25 with an early bird special if you book by October 21. 

For more information and to book tickets, call Rita on 55916017.