It's finally here, the day we've all been waiting for

The Cherry Festival Fête Day!

There are a huge number of things to see & do and everything starts at

9:00am

so don't be late!

Special guests for the 10^th Anniversary Celebration include:

• Hon Terry Redman (Member for Warren Blackwood),
• Paul Omodei (Patron of the Cherry Festival),
• Wade De Campo (The Manjimup Shire President),
• Jon Doust,
• Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd,
• Hovea Wilkes &
• Chris Mills (GWN7).

The official avertising poster for The Manjimup Cherry Festival can be downloaded here:
Cherry Festival Poster (Black & White) [PDF]

On the Main Stage (On Giblett Street)

On the Second Stage

The Manjin Park Kids Zone Stage

1. The second round of heats for The Cherry Pip Spitting Competition will be held at 9:00am, & the Finals will be held at 11:00am on the Giblett Street main stage. More Information (including some entertaining YouTube videos) about it can be found here: The Cherry Pip Spitting Competition. Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page. This popular & competitive event is proudly sponsored by GlobeVista.
2. Also on The Saturday Fête Day. there will be a variety of Local Gourmet Food, Community, Craft & Wine Stalls set up around the city centre on the Corner of Giblett & Brockman in Manjimup.
3. During the day there will be Tastes of the Southern Forests Avenue Cooking Demonstrations from the two expert chefs Peter Manifis & Don Hancey, using local Manjimup produce. These demonstrations are held at 11:00am, 12:00pm & 1:00pm and are located at the top end of Brockman Street. They are sponsored by Healthway: Act, Belong, Commit.
4. Wine Tasting has been organised by local wineries to showcase their excellent range of quality wines. These stalls will be for adults only & will happen on the Saturday Fête Day.
5. The Decorated Hat Competition is a Saturday Fête Day day event & will be scheduled into the days program. It's sponsored by Hi-Pro Security. Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page.
6. The Log Chopping Competition event will be held between 11:00am & 3.00pm of the Saturday Fête Day. It is sponsored by Tyrepower Manjimup.
7. The Red Vehicle, Antique, Classic & Vintage Car Processions are scheduled to be on the Saturday Fête Day. Sponsored by Manjimup Economy Spare Parts & Dingup House
8. The Dressing up the Town Competition has the local shop owners decorate their shop windows in red colours & compete for prizes. These shop windows will be decorated in the weeks running up to the festival and will be judged at the Saturday Fête Day. Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page. This is sponsored by The Ray White Manjimup District Estate Agency.
9. The Homebrew Competition is judged on Friday the 9^th of December & the winners presented with their prizes on the Saturday Fête Day. There will also be taste testing of the competition entries on the same day. This event is sponsored by TWOC Brewing, Mcays Mitre 10 & Middlesex 31 Wines. Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page.
10. The Cherry Blossoms Competition is open for children aged 4 to 6 years old. As a fundraiser for the festival photos of the children are taken & put on public display. People vote on their favorite child & then the winning Cherry Blossoms are crowned at the main stage on theSaturday Fête Day. The photo session will be held on Sunday the 14t^th of November at the Manjimup Timber Park. The photos will then be displayed in the windows of the the Déjà Vu Café from Tuesday the 23^rd of November. This event is sponsored by Toyworld Manjimup & The National Bank. Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page.
11. The Cherry Kings, Queens & Ambassadors from previous years will be included as part of the 10^th Anniversary celebrations. More details soon.
12. There will be a Cricket Competition called "Chuck the Cherry" The details have yet to be finalised.
13. There are special Children’s Activities that will be located in Manjin Park & includes Bouncy Castles Surf Board, Mini Cars, Zora Ball, Coin Machine, Jumping Jack House, Roller blading & Squash Court. All for a gold coin donation.
14. The Southern Belle Fashion Parade is a main attraction & is currently programmed for 1:30pm on the Stage 2 at the Saturday Fête Day.
15. The Tin for Ten Competition winners of this will be presented on the Saturday Fête Day. Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page.
16. In Brockman Street shop spaces there will be displays of Fine Furniture by Kristoffersen Furniture & John Mitchell, as well as demonstrations by Manjimup Wood Turners.
17. From Thursday the 8^th of December 2011 through to the Saturday Fête Day there will be an Exhibition of Dolls & Quilts. Along with the dolls there is a also huge display of collectable tins (all owned by Mrs Norma Moloney).
18. Street Theatre will be seen at 9:30am & 2:30pm on The Saturday Fête Day.
19. The Manjimup Photographic Club will be holding an opening night for their exhibition of winning entries from the 2011 Cherry Festival Photography Competition at 5.30pm on Wednesday the 7^th December 2011. The winning photos will be on display at The Roundhouse in The Manjimup Timber and Heritage Park until 5.00pm on the Saturday Fête Day. Sponsor's for the Cherry Festival Photography Competition include: Mcays Mitre 10 (Manjimup); Fujifilm (Manjimup); Camera House (Bunbury); Serendipity (Manjimup); Toyworld (Manjimup); Mega Pix (Manjimup); Harvey Norman (Bunbury); The Picture Shop (Bridgetown) & Bridgetown Computers (Bridgetown). Entry Forms area available on the Contact Us Page.

The official avertising poster for The Manjimup Cherry Festival can be downloaded here:
Cherry Festival Poster (Black & White) [PDF]

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On Sunday the 11^th of December The Wine & Truffle Company, on Seven Day Road in Manjimup, will be holding a special event:

They can be contacted by phone on 08 9777 2474, by email at cafe@wineandtruffle.com.au and you can find more information about both the event & The Wine & Truffle Company at there website here: http://www.wineandtruffle.com.au

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There will be a special performance by the 3 Piece Acoustic Band “Face Turns Blue” at 1.00pm on Sunday the 11^th of December 2011. I t will be held at The Top Notch Café in The Manjimup Timber & Heritage Park.

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The winners for this year's Cherry Festival Melbourne Cup Sweep are as follow:

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Chef Cooking Demonstrations from the two expert chefs Peter Manifis & Don Hancey using local Manjimup produce.

More information about these chefs is available here Southern_Forests_Tastes.htm.

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As a special treat for the 10^th Anniversary of the Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival we're currently trying to contact Cherry Kings, Queens & Ambassadors from previous Cherry Festivals.

Images of Cherry Ambassadors from previous years can be seen in The Ambassador's Gallery.

Email Pam Bodsworth at the following link: bodsy@wn.com.au.

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The Long Table Luch is now fully booked. Our appologies to all those who have been unable to get tickets to this year's event. We hope that you are more sucessful next year.

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Casey Tours will be holding a special tour for the
Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival 2011.

The cost of the tour is $82 for Seniors & $85 for Adults. It departs from Perth on Saturday the 10^th of December 2011.

For more information about this tour visit this link:
http://www.caseytours.com.au/Tour/Tour-Itinerary/1%20Day%20Harmony%20Cherry%20Festival.aspx.

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Be in it to win it!

Tickets to this year's Melbourne Cup Sweep Raffle are now available.

You can buy them for $2.00 per ticket at Retail Outlets in Manjimup or from a Cherry Festival Committee Member.

24 Tickets will be drawn on the 26th of October 2011 against the 24 Horses that will be running in the Melbourne Cup . The Melbourne Cup will be run on the 1^st Tuesday in November 2011 & the winning ticket holders will be advised of which horse they have drawn so they can watch the race.

Once the Melbourne Cup is run, the prizes will be paid to the winners.

The Committee Members are as follows:

• Jan Ryan (Secretary)
• Rose Moyle (Co-ordinator/Treasurer)
• Beth Shorthouse (Stall Co-ordinator)
• Robin Wadsworth (Committee Member)
• Roy Piggott (Meeting Chair)
• Pam Bodsworth (Co-ordinator)
• Bernie Morgan (Committee Member)
• Greg Butcher (Entertainment)
• Kathy Taylor (Committee Member)
• Ian Wilson (Committee Member)
• Pat Martin (Committee Member)
• Tracy Ladhams (Committee Member)
• Jill Learmonth (Committee Member)
• Mike Cully (RedVehicle, Classic, Vintage & Antique Car Parade Co-ordinator)

The Melbourne Cup Sweep Raffle is sponsored by TL Dozing & Tracy’s Treats.

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A statement from the government about this year's The Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival by Dr Kim Hames MLA (Deputy Premier, Minister For Tourism) & Brendon Grylls MLA (Minister For Regional Development, Lands) is available for view at the following link:
http://www.cherryfestival.com.au/Ministers_Foreword.htm.

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This year's Blessing of the Blossom will be held between 2.00pm & 5.00pm on Sunday the 16th of October at Guadagnino’s Orchard on Seven Day Road in Manjimup. You can find their location marked on the Google map here: About Manjimup page.

Tickets are $30 Per Person & are available from Yves Boutique on Giblett Street in Manjimup.

For further information you call either of the following two mobile phone numbers: 0409 118 296 or 0427 712 316

The poster can be downloaded directly from here: Blessing_of_the_Blossom_Poster_MCHF_2011.pdf [PDF]

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The Cherry Festival web site has been having some problems. These will be resolved as soon as possible.

More updates coming soon.

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This year's Photography Competition promises to be the best yet.

All entries MUST be handed in or mailed to MANJIMUP VISITOR CENTRE (Old Railway Station) by

12.00pm
Tuesday the 6th of December 2011.

The Entry Forms can be downloaded directly from here: Photography_Competition_MCHF_2011.pdf [PDF]

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The Tin for Ten Sculpture Competition is now open for all school students from to Years K - 12.

Warren Blackwood Waste is the proud sponsor of this aluminium can sculpture competition running specially for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Manjimup Cherry Festival.

• Main material to be clean aluminium cans.
• Sculpture to be self supporting.
• Sculpture to be no bigger than: 2m x 1m x 1m.
• Sculpture to represent Manjimup past or present eg: flora, fauna, industry, history, daily life. etc.

The Information Sheet can be downloaded directly from here: Tin_For_Ten_Competition_MCHF_2011.pdf [PDF]

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The West Australian Army Band, WA Detachment will be attending both this year's Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival and the Cherry Harmony Festival Cabaret Ball.

This year's Cherry Ball will be held on Friday the 9th of December 2011 at The Manjimup Town Hall.

More information coming soon.

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The Friday Golf Day will be held on Friday the 9th of December 2011 at The Manjimup Country Club in Perup Road in Manjimup.

More information is available on The Manjimup Country Club web site (http://www.manjimupgolfclub.com/index.htm).

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The Déjà vu Café will be holding an Art Exhibition on the weekend of the 10th & 11th of September 2011.

The Information Sheet can be downloaded directly from here: Deja_Vu_Art_Exhibition_MCHF_2011.pdf [PDF]

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This year's Home Brewing Competition is now open for entries.

The Entry Form can be downloaded directly from here: Home_Brew_Competition_Entry_Form_MCHF_2011.pdf [PDF]

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This year is particularly special because it's the

of the Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival. We'll be adding some images from previous Cherry Festivals to our Galleries Section very soon.

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This year's Photography Competition promises to be the best yet. We'll have the entry forms ready very soon.

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