On Saturday evening, February 29 the Twilight Leap Year market is being held at the Lansdowne community hall, from 4pm.

We still have market stall spaces available either in the hall or outside in the surrounding grounds.

The fire brigade members will have the barbecue ready to serve up at 4pm so mums and dads, bring the family along and purchase your meal from the brigade. There will be cold drinks, tea, coffee and cakes on sale.

There will be entertainment, children's activities and stalls to check out. There will also be a raffle.

If anyone can support the event with a donation of prizes, lucky spot prizes, bread, drinks, cakes, money, vouchers, meat for the barbecue or anything at all we would love to hear from you.

Do not forget ladies it is leap year and there will be a prize for the lady who proposes to their partner on the night.

Please support our brigade and show them how grateful we are for what they for us.

All monies raised on the night will be given to the Lansdowne brigade.

For further information or for donations please phone either Margaret on 6556 7146 or Valerie on 6556 7261.

The Lansdowne Public School will be celebrating their sesquicentenary - the official name for 150 year anniversary.

The school will be holding a meeting on Thursday, March 5 at 1.30pm for any parents and community members who would be interested in helping with the organisation of this event to be held on September 18 and 19.

At this first meeting items to be discussed will be how to organise all memorabilia and a format for the days' events. Also, the forming of a committee who will meet regularly to ensure the school will have a well-planned and memorable event.

The meeting will be held in the school library. Afternoon tea will be provided.

The Lansdowne School Year 3-6 will be participating in the Children's University program again this year.

There will be a change to the graduation ceremony this year with the ceremony being conducted in Taree.

There will be an information session held in the 3-6 classroom on Monday, February 24 at 2.30pm. Parents are welcome to attend this session for more information on the program.

The Lansdowne School will be holding an afternoon 'Meet and Greet' session on Wednesday. February 26.

Everyone is encouraged to come along and meet their child's teacher and have a look around their classrooms. Afternoon tea will be provided.

This is an informal get together with parents, teachers and students. If you would like to speak to your child's teacher about their learning needs, please use this opportunity to organise a meeting later.

The Lansdowne Fishing Club has a $50 seafood tray on at their fund-raising raffles tomorrow evening, Saturday, February 22 at the Lansdowne Bowling and Recreation Club.

Anyone who has not paid their membership is asked to do so as soon as possible. The next weekend outing is on March 7 and 8.

The Upper Lansdowne Hall committee is hoping that the community will go along and help celebrate the hall's 95th birthday on Friday, February 21 at 7pm with É.T.É with their "lively and lovely music from Québec".

É.T.É offer a very dynamic and modern vision of Québec traditional music with musical arrangements that are shaded with influences of folk, progressive rock and classical music interpreted on fiddle, Irish bouzouki and cello.

They've won a nice selection of awards since they came together and Élisabeth Moquin adds extra colour to the group's appeal through her masterful step dancing.

As usual, tasty, home-made food, tea and coffee are available in the hall, but feel free to BYO drinks and nibbles.

For bookings and payment details please phone Rita on 02 5591 6017

Upcoming concerts: The Swamp Stompers Friday, March 20 7pm and Moishe's Bagel (Scotland) Friday, April 3 at 7pm.