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32ndAnnual Lamb and

PotatoFestival

January 17th to 28th, 2018New England Highway

GUYRA NSW

2 - Guyra Lamb & Potato Festival 2018

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If you require further information about any of the activities in this publication key contacts are:

President/Stalls: Steve Mepham 0404 485 585

Gazebo Manager: Julie Gittoes 02 6779 1184

Treasurer: Mark Werts 0407 583 170

Music Program: Ian Russell 0478 111 873

Train Rides: Ron Lockyer 02 6779 1621

Machinery Group: Don Williams 02 6779 1271

Military Vehicles: Rob Williams 0439 711 701

Car Club: John Chaffey 0428 791 652

Shire Council: Office 02 6770 7100

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Lamb and Potato

Festival Committee

Contact the Festival

You can contact a representative of the Festival Committee on:

0404 485 585Or through the website:

www.guyralambpotatofestival.com

facebook.com/GuyraLambAndPotatoFestival

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The first Lamb and Potato Festival washeld in January 1987 in Rotary Park onthe New England Highway.

Event organisers hoped to catch theeye of passing traffic, particularly travellers on their way to and from the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Over the years this has proved a verysuccessful tactic and Guyra is now a“must stop” for people as they maketheir way to and from the Country Musiccapital.

Rotary Park is an ideal location for suchan event with plenty of shade provided bythe established trees which stretch formore than a kilometre along the highway.The park also has a purpose built kitchen,an amenities block, children’s playgroundand plenty of available parking.

The Lamb and Potato Festival has continued to promote Guyra for around12 days each January taking in the Australia Day weekend, including the flag

raising ceremony and other activities.

What started out as a simple idea topromote two of Guyra’s most recognizedexports has expanded and grown overthe years to encompass a much widerrange of local products.

While the idea to run it at the sametime as the Tamworth Country MusicFestival has helped it along, it is now adestination in its own right rather thanjust a stop off.

Bus loads arrive for a day out in themild summer climate that the town enjoys. Families make the journey to givethe kids a day out during the long schoolholiday break. People can enjoy livemusic performances without the heat andthe crowds.

They are all able to wander at theirleisure to check out the stalls and enjoya tasty meal of lamb and spuds served upby the hard working locals who work together to make the Festival a success.

GUYRA Lamb and

Potato FestivalThe 32ND FESTIVAL will take place in

ROTARY PARK on the New England Highway

at Guyra starting Wednesday, January 17th

running until Sunday, January 28th, 2018

Frank Presnell, founding father of the Lamb and Potato Festival and

long-serving secretary Julie Gittoes


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Market StallsStalls Open

EVERY DAY

of the FestivalA traditional feature of the Lamb

and Potato Festival is the market stallswhich line the New England Highway.

In 2017 there were over 40 stallsoperating, including some who attended the Festival for the firsttime.

There are sure to be some new additions in 2018, and those visitingthe stalls will find a range of interest-ing products including leather goods,jewellery, hats, caravan and campinggear, ladies’ fashions and much more.

Stalls so far confirmed for 2018 include:• The Travelling Cappuccinos• On a Head: Hats &

Estate Jewellery• Ladies Clothing• Assorted Nick Knacks• Ultimate Health

& Wellbeing Group• Genesis Computer

Accessories• Gurli & Pouli Christensen

Pottery• Aussie Spinners• Leather Crafts• Coin and Cutlery Jewellery• Oil Skins, Hats and Belts

• Camping Gear• Emu Oil Soaps• Dutch Poffertjes• Ice Cream & Berries• Amazing Vitality• Auril Lane Collection: Women’s fashion

• Mystical Spirit: Essential Oils, Chimes & Jewellery

• Gem Werx: Gems, balms, gifts & opals

• Goz Print: Airbush Tattoos• Ed’s Tucker Box: Tasty

Gourmet Food


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Festival Food

The Lamb and Potato Festival is famous for itsfood, with a wide range oflamb and potato meal options available at the foodgazebo.

This is a feature of theFestival that is always incredibly popular and involves a coordinated effort that brings together

the whole community toassist with food prepara-tion, night time caretakingand maintaining the site.

Guyra is proud of its localproduce and the Festivalaims to showcase this produce, which is used inthe tasty meals that areavailable each day.

The meals are prepared

by an army of volunteersfrom local groups whocommit time each year toman the food gazebo.

To keep up with the orders requires a lot ofpeople and Julie Gittoesheads up a team of 20 volunteers working twoshifts each day.

While some of the volun-

teers will work more thanonce, by the time the Festival ends she will haveworked with close to 500people to get the job done.

A large percentage ofmoney raised is channelledback into community or-ganisations each year, withover $36,000 disbursed to community groups in 2017.

Lamb and Potato meals are availableEACH DAY from 7.30am until 7.30pm


Once again we have an exciting and varied range of livemusic performances planned for the duration of the Festival. We thank our major sponsor the Regional Aus-tralia Bank for making this possible.

Their support for the Festival and local musicians is appreciated greatly, as are the donations by a number ofother Guyra business which allow quality live music to besuch a significant feature of the Lamb and Potato Festival.

Performances by local and visiting musicians will takeplace in the music tent (next to the food gazebo) between12 noon and 2pm each day of the Festival, with live musicrunning all day on each weekend.

Each evening from Monday to Thursday there will belive shows from 5pm until 7pm allowing visitors to enjoya pleasant, leisurely evening meal at the Festival.

On Friday and Saturday nights there will be featurenights running from 6pm until about 9pm. On Sauturdaythe 20th we are pleased to announce that Lily and theDrum, who have had several top 20 albums on the Australian Alternative Charts will be performing.

On Australia Day, Friday 26th we will be having a BeachParty with Vinnie and the Cuban Missiles, deliveringsome surfbeat music and some classic 60’s hits.

On Saturday 27th Peter Denovan will be returningwith his extremely popular Irish Night. Peter will also perform in the morning on Australia Day,

The Ash Hall Trio will present some amazing Jazz onthe evening of Sunday 21st January. This will be linked toa wine tasting evening.

We are pleased to see that the Ukulele Extravaganza which was a major hit at our last Festivalwill be returning on the afternoon of Saturday 20th January. It will feature Ukulele players from Armidale andthe North Coast. With Ukulele workshops and a varietyof great music, this is not to be missed.

We are still finalising the program and more details willbe published and communicated through our facebookpage closer to the Festival.

Live Music Performances

EVERY DAY of the Festival

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•• Beef or chicken Rogan Josh•• Beef Korma •• Cashew Chicken

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Arts & CraftsANGLICAN CHURCH HALL - OPEN DAILY

The Lamb and Potato Festival will showcase the skills talents of many of our local artsand crafts people.

On each day of the Festival from10am, local Arts and Crafts will beon display and available for purchase at the Anglican ChurchHall adjacent to the Festival site.

Local artists will exhibit theirwork along with the work of localcrafts people including sewing, embroidery, crochet, knitting,patchworking, applique work andmuch more.

Delicious home-made cakes andbiscuits will also be available.

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It was perhaps the darkest day inthe history of the Lamb and PotatoFestival, but also the day that thetrue spirit of the Guyra communityshone through.

On January 20th, 2017, a suddenstorm tore through the Festival sitecausing havoc.

The storm hit Guyra at around4pm with heavy rain and strongwinds, causing considerable damageto the stalls and marquees.

The maximum wind gust recordedat the South Guyra weather stationwas 121 km per hour at 4.24pm.

That was the moment that the

music marquee lifted off the groundand landed on top of the lambstatue.

Inside at the time was the Festival’s music coordinator Ian Russell, who was seriously injuredand to this day has no memory ofwhat happened.

What he does know is thatemergency services rushed to hisaid and saved his life.

In a show of true communityspirit, a stream of helpers alsorushed to the aid of the FestivalCommittee.

Within 18 hours, what had been ascene of devastation was once againa bustling Festival site.

President of the Lamb and Potato Festival committee SteveMepham said that the communitysupport was overwhelming.

"We are indebted to the emergency services who came outin the bad weather and also otherswho just rocked up and said 'whatcan we do?," he said.

"We didn't have to ask they justgot in and did the job."

Spirit of the Festival2017 - the year of the big storm

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The Northern Tablelands MilitaryVehicle Display is a fascinating collec-tion of jeeps, trucks, bikes, tanks andall things military. The exhibition willtake place at the Guyra Showground.

On the Saturday morning there willbe a static display in the car park inBradley St, in tandem with the Auto-mobile Show and Shine.

Most of the vehicles are of WorldWar II Vintage.

Exhibitors are travelling from a widerange of areas, with some comingfrom South of Sydney, Newcastle andas far north as Rockhamptom.

The vehicles wil be participating ina few runs through the district on theafternoon of January 26th and 27th.

This event is popular with youngand old and is a must see for militaryenthusiasts.

A first at the Festival this year will bethe Vintage Caravan Show, which willbe located at the Guyra Showgroundnear the Military Vehicle display.

Vintage Vans will be on show from Friday 26th until Sunday 28th of January.

We are anticipating that a significantnumber of vans will be travelling to thearea to take part in the display.

Military Vehicle Display & Vintage Caravans

at Guyra Showground

Military Vehicles - Friday 26th January andSaturday 27th January to Midday (12 noon)

and all day Sunday 28th January

Vintage Caravans - Friday 26th , Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January


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The Guyra Dahlia Show is extremely popular, withexhibitors coming from as far afield as Stanthorpe,Jennings, Tenterfield and Armidale as well as Guyra.

The driving force behind the Dahlia Show is localenthusiast Mavis Ridley. This quiet achiever is motivated by the love of dahlias and a strong desireto bring the beauty of these magnificent flowers tothe attention of the many tourists who visit the towneach year.

This colourful display can be seen in the Presbyterian Church Hall, located opposite the mainFestival site.

Top of the Range Dahlia Show

Presbyterian Church Hall - Saturday January 20th

& Sunday January 21stSouthern end of Festival site

Saturday January 27th & Sunday January 28th

AntiqueMachinery Rally

The Antique MachineryRally is an extremely populartraditional feature of theLamb and Potato Festival.

Located on the Southernend of the Festival site therally will run on Saturday January 27th and Sunday Janu-ary 28th.

You will get to see many an-tique engines in operation,

with exhibitors coming fromacross a wide area. Swap siteswill be operating during thistime for antique machineryenthusiasts.

It provides a fascinating ex-perience for the whole familyand is located in close prox-imity to the many other fea-tures which can be enjoyed atthe Lamb and Potato Festival.


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If you enjoy cars, particu-larly those from yesteryear, then don’t miss this excitingevent at the 2018 Lamb andPotato Festival.

The “Show and Shine” willrun in the Guyra CBD onthe morning of Saturday

January 27th. Registrationfor the event will occur at7.30am with the show itselfstarting at about 10am. Trophy presentations willtake place at 1.30pm.

In 2017, the street wasfilled with a colourful dis-

play of classic and vintagecars, utes and hot rods.With widespread interest, asignificant number of newvehicles are expected to beentered.

Also this January we willsee some impressive cara-

vans and spectacular motorbikes included in thedisplay. It is anticipated thatbikes wil be coming from asfar afield as Queensland.

Be sure not to miss thisspectacular part of the Festival.

Bradley Street (Main St) Saturday January 27th, Registration 7.30am,

Show commences 10am, Trophy Presentation 1.30pm

AutomobileShow & Shine


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Kids at the Festival

While parents are enjoying all the Festival has tooffer, kids will also have a great time. Activities likethe train rides, military vehicles, vintage cars andmodel trains are fantastic fun for children.

They can also take advantage of the exciting play-ground which is part of the Festival site and drawsvisitors all year round. The playground is fully fencedwith a diverse range of equipment for all ages - theflying fox is a must!

With plenty of food and ice-cream available, a dayat the Festival is an experience the whole family canenjoy. Face painting for kids will be happening onboth weekends of the Festival.

Each year during the Festival local shops are encouraged to dress uptheir windows, reflectingthe Lamb and Potatotheme.

Take the time to wanderdown Bradley Street toview the window displaysand admire the creativitybehind the entries.

There is a friendly rivalryamongst businesses to seewho will be judged ‘bestdressed’ each year.

Window displaysBradley St (main street)

2017 winner of the BestDressed window was the Regional Australia Bank

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•• Knives •• Outdoor statues & pots•• Artificial plants & flowers•• 2nd Hand furniture & goods•• Bedding •• Giftware •• Toys •• Rugs

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Burgers .. PizzasSeafood ... Fast FoodOpen 9am - 8pm

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108 Bradley Street, GuyraPhone: 6779 2896

Train rides

EVERY DAY 9.30am until 4.30pm

Train rides operate each day of theFestival, on a two kilometre section ofdisused rail line that separates theFestival site from the main street.Rides run from 9.30am in the morn-ing until 4.30pm each afternoon.

Sit back and relax as members ofthe local Antique Machinery Clubtake you on a short journey along the

tracks with expert commentary.

You will pass through the centre oftown for a unique view of the mainstreet and the Mother of Ducks Lagoon.

The journey takes you past the historic Guyra Railway Station, beforereturning to the Festival site to enjoymore of what is on offer.

The whole family will be fascinatedby the perfection of this miniaturerailway display. The display will be setup in the Presbyterian Church Hall,just across the road from the mainFestival site.

Model train enthusiasts will be

manning the tracks and the trains willbe running over the course of theweekend. You can view the workingdisplay from 9am to 5pm each day.

This is extremely popular with thekids in the family and parents enjoythe chance to play trains as well.

Model Train Display Presbyterian Church Hall

Saturday January 27th & Sunday January 28th


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TheGALACentre

We are delighted to publishfor you this year’s

Lamb & Potato Festival booklet

We run courses in:Guyra, Glen Innes, Walcha,

Uralla and Armidale

Find us at:136 Bradley Street, Guyra

Phone: 6779 2132E: [email protected]

•• Locally sourced Beef, Lamb & Pork•• Fresh Seafood weekly

•• Private Kills•• Weekly Specials

•• Bulk Buy Discounts

145 Bradley Street, GuyraPhone: 6779 1030

A new feature at the 2018 Festival will be the floral display at the Anglican Church.

This is adjacent to the main Festival site, in close proximity tothe local Arts and Crafts stalls.

Hydrangeas, the town’s floral emblem, will be in full bloomto coincide with the Festival.

The display will be open everyday between 9am and 3pm.

Devonshire teas will also beavailable in the Anglican Hall onSaturday 20th and 27th January from10am.

The display is sure to bring agreat deal of enjoyment to manyvisitors.

Anglican ChurchFloral Display

Make a Little Bo Peep or make some sheep. Put them on display atthe Festival and you could win the Trophy for a year.

Open to Schools, Groups, Individuals any-one at all. Your entry will be on Face Book. Contact the committee when the

Festival has started. The winner will be announced, with a trophy presentation to take place during the Festival.

Bald Blair School students, proudwinners of the trophy in 2017

Little Bo Peep


Burey’s 134 Bradley StGuyra

Phone: 6779 1991

•• Pizzas •• Burgers•• Fish & Chips

•• Rosie’s Chicken•• Chicken deluxe burger

•• Chicken Schnitzel•• Pasta salads

Baker’s Delight bread

OPEN from 6.30am week daysfrom 8.00am on weekends

Supermarket & Take-away Foods

Weekly Specials

Home Delivery

Service Kills

Call in and say G’dayto Trevor & Ann

T & A Meats

Phone: 6779 1008107 Bradley Street, Guyra

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STRUCTURAL & ARCHITECTURALDRAFTING SERVICE

Plans for council approval & building contracts

Neil Paine126 Ollera Street, Guyra

Phone: 0405 759 156Email:

[email protected]

While visiting the Festival take thetime to travel just down the street tosee what’s on display at the Guyra Museum. The Museum will be open beopen from 11am to 3pm, entry is bygold coin donation.

The display housed in the originalGuyra Shire Council Chambers willallow you to journey back in time asyou wander around the magnificentdisplay of the Guyra township and district.

The museum opened in 1988 andnow contains over 3000 items. You willsee many domestic and rural items aswell as a large photographic collectionof Guyra in days gone by.

Each room display is presented in

mini themes with notices explainingeach room’s collection.

This is a fascinating way to spendsome time on your visit to Guyra forthe Lamb and Potato Festival

MuseumOpen BOTH WEEKENDS

January 20th and 21st, 27th and 28th

Wednesday Jan 17thTenterden Bushfire BrigadeGuyra Cricket ClubThursday Jan 18thGuyra CWAGuyra Bowling ClubFriday Jan 19thTenterden Hall CommitteeBald Blair P & CSaturday Jan 20thGuyra Show SocietyLion’s Club

Sunday Jan 21stBlack Mountain P & CGuyra Junior LeagueMonday Jan 22ndVeteran GolfersBald Blair P & C/Polocrosse(commence at 5pm)Tuesday Jan 23rdBen Lomond Hall CommitteeWomen’s Catholic LeagueWednesday Jan 24thCentral School P & CCan Assist

Thursday Jan 25thTour De RocksKolora Friday Jan 26thRotary ClubGuyra Memorial HallSaturday Jan 27thGuyra Golf LadiesGuyra Gun ClubSunday Jan 28th Seventh Day AdventistWRHS/ L & P Committee

Tuesday Jan 16th Bald Blair P & CWednesday Jan 17th Guyra Catholic ChurchThursday Jan 18th Black Mountain P & CFriday Jan 19thGuyra SESSaturday Jan 20thVRA

Sunday Jan 21stGuyra Gun Club Monday Jan 22nd Tenterden BushfireTuesday Jan 23rdVRAWednesday Jan 24thSeven Day Adventist

Thursday Jan 25thGuyra Rural BushfireFriday Jan 26thSESSaturday Jan 27thGuyra Soccer ClubSunday Jan 28thGuyra Cricket Club

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