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Media Release
Tuesday 22 March 2011

Inaugural We Heart Five Dock Festival

St Alban’s Anglican church in Five Dock is preparing to host Sydney’s newest community festival.

The week-long ‘We ♥ Five Dock Festival’ runs from Monday 4 April to Sunday 10 April and features a diverse range of community events.

“This is an exciting new moment for us as a church” explains St Alban’s pastor Matt Steele.  

“We love the Five Dock community and are looking forward to hosting the festival and inviting local residents to join us in celebrating life in this beautiful place!”

With a terrific and varied line up of events Matt believes Five Dock residents have every reason to be excited about this new venture.

“We’ve tried to develop a festival program that features something for everyone,” explains Matt.  “Highlights of the festival include a free carwash, chocolate tasting, kids’ soccer clinic, Easter hat making workshop, family-friendly outdoor cinema and a community carnivale.”

The We ♥ Five Dock Festival program is below.  All events are held on the grounds of St Alban’s church (171 Great North Road Five Dock) unless otherwise indicated.  More information is available on the church’s website - www.cciw.org.au.


We ♥ Five Dock Festival Program of Events:

Monday 4 April
9:30-11:00am - Parents and carers are invited to bring their preschool children to Bounce, St Alban’s new playgroup. Free.

4:00-6:00pm - FREE car wash on the church grounds.

Tuesday 5 April

7:30-9:00pm - Women’s chocoholic night at Colefax Chocolates, 78 Ramsey St Haberfield.  $20 per head. Bookings essential. RSVP by Friday 1 April. Call 0430 144 728.

Wednesday 6 April
9:00-11:00am - Knit squares for the needy at ‘Wrap with Love’, St Alban’s new knitting group.  No knitting experience necessary. Free.

3:30-5:00pm - Get ready for the school parade at the Easter hat making workshop. Free.

Thursday 7 April
7:00-7:30pm – New casual running group for blokes.  Free.

Friday 8 April
3:30-5:00pm - Free soccer clinic for primary school kids (K-6).  Held at St John’s Anglican Church, 64 Bland St Ashfield.

Saturday 9 April
10:0am-1:00pm - We ♥ Five Dock Carnival. Jumping castle, petting zoo, face painting, balloons, free kids ballet lesson, live music, cake stall, BBQ, coffee and more. Bring second hand shoes to donate and clothes to swap, or enter the raffle to support victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.

6:30-8:30pm – Chill out under the stars at St Alban’s free outdoor cinema. Screening Toy Story 3 (G).

Sunday 10 April
Join St Alban’s at their regular Sunday church services.
8:30am - Traditional service
10:00am – Contemporary service with kids program


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For further information and images please contact:
Fiona Smartt, Christ Church Inner West, fiona@cciw.org.au, 0414 292 029