Forbes enjoyed perfect weather for an evening of entertainment and Christmas shopping at Friday’s Christmas Carnival.
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With performances from local students, face painting, kids activities, stalls and food, it was a great night out and locals turned out in great numbers.
The CBD was open to pedestrians only with sandpits and water play, jumping castles and rides all on offer. Tables and chairs were set up for dining or a few drinks.
The first 10 Find it in Forbes draws were done, with $500 in Why Leave Town cards going to Kaye Neville, Roz Dukes, Dianne King, Susan Steward, Denise Palmer, Roz House, Jenny Bray, Rod Ridley, Donna Fitzgerald and Brian Dwyer.
Forbes Business Chamber’s Marg Duggan congratulated the winners.
“We would also like to thank the community for their support especially to those businesses that loaned equipment, time and the wonderful volunteers to assisted with set-up and pack-up,” she said. “They are amazing and made the job so much easier.
“A huge thank you goes to naming rights sponsor for the AMAZING Find It In Forbes Promotion Forbes Shire Council, Gold sponsor is Forbes Services Memorial Club, sliver Sponsor is Terry Bros Carpet Court and Bronze sponsors are Little Extras, Bernardis and Central West Diesel.”
More Find it in Forbes draws will be held on Christmas Eve on the corner of Battye and Rankin Streets from 11.30am.
There will be one $5000 winner, one $3000 winner, one $2000 winner and five $1000 winners.
Tim Redfern from Lachlan Readimix will arrive about 11am on December 24 to load the tickets into the concrete mixer.
Participating businesses are: Agriwest, Allure on Main, Bernardi’s, Betta Home Living, Blue Sky Outdoors Experts, Blush Organic Beauty, Bowns Sports Power, Brons Hair Design, C&D floorcoverings, Cahills Footwear, Chapter 2, Country Bakehouse, Eye Wear Specs, Flannerys Pharmacy, Forbes Family Dentists, Forbes Inn, Forbes Small Engines, Gottaluvit, Gunns Mensland, Helloworld Travel, Hozpots, Julianna Kneebone Solicitors, Ladybird Boutique, Life Pharmacy, Little Extra’s, Loomsys Fish & Fix, Made Of Fridays, News On Rankin, Painted Daisies, Pantry Cafe and Catering, Phillip Wells Optometrist, Robbs Jewellers, Roylances Auto One, Terry Bros Carpet Court, Turners Furniture One, Undercover Sleepwear, Vandenberg Hotel, Walkers Ag N Vet – make sure you collect your tickets!
The Business Chamber also thanks supporters Forbes Livestock, Forbes Toyota, Hazel and Field Accountants, Hughes and Co, Kevin Miller, Whitty Lennon & Co, MCC Forbes, MidPro Engineering, Midwest Pest and WA Knights.