The players who joined in croquet at the Parkes Bowling and Sports Club on Saturday.

The Women’s Club Fours Bowling Champions for 2021 are Marja Iffland, Maria Willcockson, Gwenda Carty and Cherie Frame.

Pauline Nicholson, Yvonne Rourke and Grace Hunter.

Margaret Crowley, Christine Cox and Colleen Mitchell.

Organiser Maree Mulligan with her mum Frances Charlton.

Roslyn Tayler, Lorraine Maxwell and Marg Klein.

Sylvia Glendenning, Bernadette Boneham and Betty Huntly.

The CanAssist volunteers did not stop smiling on Tuesday as they served the strings of clients who poured in through the door of their new shop in Court Street. Here are Daphne Tindall, Colleen Mitchell and Pat Byrne.

Winner of the 2020 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist contest, Toki Toyokazu, represented Parkes Elvis Festival at the semi-final round during Elvis week in Memphis last week. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the final, but he was a wonderful representative at the international event.

After tickets sold out super fast in July, Grazing Down the Lachlan in Forbes had to be cancelled for 2021 due to COVID-19.

Elizabeth Briton with Liz and Graham MacRaild.

Charlotte McGrath, Lindy Anderson and Sienna Hewett had a great time planting trees on Sunday.

Jo-Anne Stevenson was one of the 40 volunteers who helped to plant 320 trees on Sunday.

Rebekah Auld, Parkes 2019 Showgirl, is calling on young women aged 18-25 to enter the Showgirl competition.

The footpath network in Parkes has been extended with a new path along Memorial Hill. It’s a great work out going up the hill.

Michael Hutchison and David Potts enjoyed a coffee after dragon boat training on Sunday.

Miss Lindy’s Garden was unveiled at the Parkes Early Childhood Centre recently in memory of Lindy Farrant who was involved with the centre for more than 30 years.

Torin Hando (left) received the Community Person of the Year award from Deputy Mayor Barbara Newton and Aunty Karen Hawken. Matty Price (right) from Parkes High School was named Youth of the Year.

The Parkes Rotary Club cooked the free bbq lunch with former President Mark Ritchie and current President Robert Shore hard at work.

Andrew Taggart and Sister Flo Kinsela were full of praise for the wonderful program to celebrate NAIDOC Week in Parkes.

The River Spirit Dancers with Tyrece Robinson, Blake Baxter (Wurrumarry) and Brad Holmes (Yarrangirri) performed some traditional dances.

Lyn and Tyler Griffith took part in Parkrun #22 in Parkes last week.

The volunteers who made the event possible last week were (L-R) Tim Keith, Margaretha Barnard, Samantha Leonard, Alice Drabsch, Genevieve Bland, Ronel van Wyk and Vicki Barker with Matilda. (Ronald Barker absent from photo.)

Brothers Glen and Scott Westcott and their children took part in last Saturday’s parkrun with support from mum and other family members to see Scott set a new course record.

Carolyn Butler is a regular participant at the Northparkes Oval Parkrun in Parkes.

The Parkes Under 14 representative team ended as runners -up in their field at the recent Forbes Gala Day.

The Parkes Under 12’s girls were very competitive and came away with a win in their last game.

The Parkes Under 12’s were up against some very competitive boys sides.

The Parkes Under 10’s team gained experience playing some very competitive sides.

Emily Cox received the 12 years and under encouragement award (adjudicators choice), while Grace Powley was awarded the most promising vocal soloist any age (adjudicators choice).

The Parkes Shire Concert Band members were very pleased with their win in the Open Band Section at the Forbes Eisteddfod. They played two favourite, contrasting pieces: Wombat Shuffle and Phantom. The band’s next performance will be on Saturday, 10th July at the NAIDOC festivities.

Shannon Ridges with teacher Gail Smith of Musica Arioso.