Sunday’s Easter service and egg hunt at Cooke Park was amazing.

A huge thank you to all who helped make this such a key event on our calendar.

It is such a joy to be able to share the love of Jesus in a real and practical way.

Trundle Children’s Centre’s first Easter disco was great fun with games, dancing, hair braiding, and chocolate.

We loved seeing so many of our primary school friends.

Thank you to the Trundle Golf Club for supporting the event and to all the wonderful helpers.

Red Bend Catholic College Mountain Bike Team had a fantastic week at Thredbo. Early in March. The weather brought plenty of mud, but it certainly added to the adventure.

The boys competed in their events, recorded some great times, had a lot of fun, built confidence on the mountain, and enjoyed the experience of riding together as a team.

Mrs Tandy joined in – fitting in a few fun runs down the mountain herself. A big shout out to the parents who went along and helped throughout the week, making the trip possible.

Parkes Christian School High School students recently enjoyed a fun and relaxed double feature movie night.

Students enjoyed the evening, making the most of popcorn and refreshing slushies, both exciting new additions to PCS.

Shoutout to the SRC for organising and running the event, and to Mrs Wilson, Mrs Greef and Mr Ballantyne for their efforts.

Last Saturday, 21 March, Homegrown Parkes provided a a fantastic family day out.

There was a great variety of stalls in Cooke Park, free entertainment and free master classes in The Pavillion.

Get excited because the next Homegrown Parkes will be held on Saturday, 12 September.

Parkes Christian School’s Senior Design and Technology class recently competed at the Moomba Birdman Rally in Melbourne. The team had a fantastic time competing and were thrilled to achieve some amazing results, taking out Longest Distance by flying an impressive 10 metres, which awarded them $3,500 for their chosen charity.

The team was also honoured with the People’s Choice Award, adding a further $1,000 to the tally. On top of their competition success, the team had raised $3,219 through their GoFundMe page, bringing the total raised to an incredible $7,719 for Little Wings.

A huge congratulations to all of the students and Mr Wynstra who worked so hard to design and build the aircraft, and a special mention to Jack, who bravely took flight for the team. A display of teamwork and willingness to take on a unique challenge.

A special Opening Night event was held on Thursday, 27 February to officially open the exhibition “The Best of the Bald Archy Prize”.

There were 50 people in attendance and there was such a good vibe, lots of laugh out load moments and great community connectivity.

The exhibition is open to the public until Saturday, 18 April, with free entry at the Coventry Room at Parkes Library and Cultural Centre.

It was lovely to see so many new faces at the Welcome to Forbes event held at The Lachie Cafe.

The evening is designed to help new residents connect, learn more about local services.

Mayor Phyllis Miller OAM said, “Welcome to Forbes is one of our favourite events of the year.”

House colours were on full display at Forbes Public School on 13 February as students prepared to attend the annual swimming carnival.

Students over the age of 8 attended the Forbes Olympic Swimming Pool and cheered each other on in their house groups.

Congratulations to those students who placed and who will move on to represent the school and well done to all who competed.

It was a wonderful and warm day at the Parkes Aquatic Centre for the Middleton PS Swimming Carnival.

As always it’s great to see so many students participating in different races and cheering on their house.

At the end of the day the winning House was Hargrave and the Standen Shield: went to Kingsford.