JULYJULY 24-25 - RECREATION PARK Community Owned, Community Managed - Almond Blossom Festival
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24-25
JULY
R E C R EAT I O N PAR K EST 1875
Community Owned, Community Managed
SATURDAY SUNDAY
Gates open: 11am to 9pm Gates open: 10.00am to 4pm
Entry: Adult $10 Family $25 (up to 4 children) Entry: Adult $10, Family $25 (up to 4 children)
Concession/Student (5 to 16) $5 Concession/Student (5 to 16) $5
Tickets Online Tickets Online
What’s on in the Almond Hub? What’s on in the Almond Hub?
Almond Cooking Demonstrations Almond Cooking Demonstrations
Australian Almond Board Display Australian Almond Board Display
‘Meet the Grower’ Sessions ‘Meet the Grower’ Sessions
FIREWORKS 7pm Enter our Almond Cracking Competition
at 1.00pm at the Wood’n’Logs Truck
On the Oval
On the Oval
Show Rides & Side Shows
Kids Craft & Giant Games with Girl Guides
Kids Craft with Girl Guides Old McDonald’s Farm Animals
Giant Games with Girl Guides Wood Turning Display
Animal Nursery Dog Agility Demonstrations
Target Golf & Mini Golf Target Golf & Mini Golf
Circus Performers Circus Performers
Interactive Science Show
Interactive Science Show
Radicool Reptiles
CFS Truck & Crew Pivotal Dance Performance
Pivotal Dance Performance AEROkids Dance Performance 1pm
AEROkids Dance Performance 1pm Historic Cars Display
In the Marquee – Live Music All afternoon In the Marquee – Live Music All afternoon
In the Festival Hall In the Festival Hall
Local Artists Exhibition and Market Stalls Local Artists Exhibition and Market Stalls
CWA Rooms CWA Rooms
Almond Cookery Competition Display Almond Cookery Competition Display
Devonshire Teas Devonshire Teas
Inception
Rec Park
“I ... regard a recreation ground as an almost
necessary attachment to every village or
township, certainly as an important adjunct to
the moral and physical training of the young...”
The Memorial gates at Recreation Park still in use today
These words were
spoken by Reverend This was unheard of – to buy land for recreation! However,
Edmund King Miller, his proposal was passed at a meeting of residents, and in
an Anglican priest of January 1876, land was purchased, fenced and planted
energy and vision, who for £240. That same year, the oval was established and
was instrumental in the the Show Hall built for £360.
establishment of the
Willunga Recreation Park. Rev. Miller and his wife left Willunga on his retirement in 1891.
In 1952, many years after his death in 1911, an imposing
After serving as the entrance to the Recreation Park was built as a memorial
first Headmaster of the to Rev. Miller, and also to Mr Frank L. Aldam, who
Pulteney Street School in presented land to the Park Committee that connected the
Adelaide and then as the park to Main Road.
incumbent of St Georges,
Magill, he and his family The Willunga Recreation Park is now a major hub of
moved to Willunga in 1863, where he served Willunga, Willunga’s cultural, sporting and social life and the
Noarlunga and Aldinga for the next 29 years. community owes a debt of gratitude to this visionary
minister.
Rev. Miller had an extremely successful ministry, with many x
new buildings constructed, such as St Anne’s in Aldinga
and the second St Stephen’s at Willunga.
His work for Willunga was not limited to Church issues,
and he was tireless in his efforts to settle disputes and
further the interests of the district.
The Recreation Park was conceived because Rev. Miller
believed that the youth of the time needed ‘space’,
somewhere away from public houses and gaming rooms,
so he proposed that 8 acres of land be purchased for a
recreation ground for the township of Willunga.
Information courtesy National Trust Willunga Branch
Green Fun and Festivities
Innovation Stay awhile
Thanks to the support of local
business Peats Soil & Garden
Romantic Charm with all the
Supplies, the Willunga Almond Modern Conveniences
Blossom Festival is taking a big step towards ‘going green’. www.cobblerscottage.com.au
All food stalls will be required to use compostable utensils,
which, along with food waste, can be deposited in the
BiobiNs® supplied by Peats. Peats is a second-generation,
wholly South Australian company focused on receiving,
processing and marketing recyclable organic resources in A Romantic Experience
bulk and bag forms. Surrounded by Vineyards,
Overlooking the Beautiful
Many hotels, supermarkets, schools, office buildings, food
Turra Parri Creek.
processors and manufacturers have begun utilising Peats’ www.pfcbandb.com.au
globally famous BiobiN® for organic waste collection. The
patented BiobiN® is an on-site, capture and containment
system that processes organic material in an odour-free,
th ly
Bi-Mon
easily accessible vessel. The aeration system initiates the
composting process, reducing bacteria and other pathogens,
and maximising the amount of organic material that can
be collected in the BiobiN®. Once returned to Peats, the
processed or partially processed organic material can be
Januar
FILM AND FUN IN WILLUNGA
added to products such as soil conditioners, compost and
biofuels, providing a valuable supply of nutrients, carbon and y
organic matter to agricultural soils, landscape supplies and
alternative fuels.
With the enthusiastic help of Judy from the Willunga
Environment Centre, who is a regular volunteer at our
Recreation Park events, this initiative will trialled for the first Februar
time at this year’s festival. So, look out for the ‘green waste’ y May
bins and signs, dispose of your waste appropriately, and do
your part to help our environment too.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S
Meet the Grower Taste the Region
Open 8am to 12.00noon every Saturday Folk
willungafarmersmarket.com.au or 08 8556 4297 Festival
Please Support Our Sponsors
Discover
almondblossomfestival.com.au
You are here
Take a short stroll from the Recreation Park
to check out our High Street shopping precinct.
You’ll find great coffee, food, wine, craft beers,
gifts, fashion, homewares and more.
Willunga & Aldinga Veterinary Services
Design by Brian Kowald 0417 889 976
Enjoy our Almond Blossom Eat a picnic lunch
Eat Play Love Watch the kids play
Love the almond blossom
Willunga has several beautiful parks and playgrounds within
The Rose Garden walking distance from the centre of town, where almond trees
bloom and families can enjoy a picnic lunch in the fresh air.
Cockatoo Park
Main Rd
Norman Rd
Rose Garden
St Peters Tce
Aldinga Rd
St Andrews Tce
Hig
The Old Courthouse
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St
Basset Park
Rd
Richards
Giles Rd
Basset Park
Changing
Landscapes
But the few remaining small-scale family-owned
almond orchards – along Almond Grove Road for
example – still provide a beautiful winter display.
There are some almond trees on the edge of the
driving range of Willunga Golf Course and the row
of trees along Giles Road, part of one of the original
orchards, is heritage-listed. A small and relatively
new plantation in Bassett Park pays further homage
to Willunga’s almond growing past. See map on
next page for locations where you can see almond
blossom in July.
Many acres of Almond blossom - Circa 1980
Although many of the almond groves are gone,
Willunga is a town that values its history, so the
WHERE HAVE ALL THE ALMONDS GONE? name of our winter festival remains the same.
It is an annual reminder of what people are able
Where Willunga was once a sea of pink and white to achieve when they work together towards a
blossom during July, today there are only a few common goal.
orchards remaining on the outskirts of the town.
Many larger operations moved to the Riverland
in the 1970s and 80s, where land was much
cheaper and water more readily available.
Smaller almond blocks within the town boundaries
have been subdivided and sold off for housing.
With strong demand for homes in Willunga, this
was a much more profitable use of land for the
owners. The most recent example is the new
development bounded by Norman Road,
Prior Street and Jacobs Drive.
In place of almond trees, it is mainly vineyards that
now surround Willunga – a welcome carpet of
Current day view, Vineyards now replace the Almonds
green in the height of summer.
Historical
Blossom Tour
In 1901 Spencer Hall planted 10 acres of almonds
along Aldinga and Giles Roads 1 He chose
Brandis, Nonpareil and Papershell varieties.
Remnant trees still blossom and yield fruit today.
Richard Strout then developed a large-scale
grove of Strout, Johnston and Papershells on
Strout Road in 1909. (Removed in 2020)
1
It was not until Walter Brown started planting
in 1927 that the Chellaston variety was widely
used. His 40-acre plantation was at the corner of
2 1
Aldinga and Delabole Roads
Mr Ellis, a real estate agent for W F Bullock,
travelled to America in 1933 and recognised the
similarity between Californian almond growing
areas and the Willunga region. On his return, he
encouraged local farmers to plant on a much
larger scale. The Almond Groves Company was
2
formed in 1934 and planted 240 acres on the
corner of Colville and Almond Grove Roads 3
3
By the time of the first Almond Blossom Festival
4
in 1969, there were around 2300 acres of almond
trees in the district.
During the 1970s irrigation improved yields, but
We acknowledge and sincerely
cold wet weather affected pollination at blossom thank Pauline and Graham
time and the pressure of urban expansion saw Giles of Strout Farm for their
the bigger growers moving to the Riverland. valued insights into the world
of almonds and for their long
Today, the few remaining family almond groves
in Willunga 345 remain viable by marketing
commitment to the Willunga
Almond Blossom Festival. 5
produce directly to consumers. Kendall Hogg’s
Festival Cake
Bake to Impress
You will need
Enter Our Almond Inspired Cookery Competition
250g whole almonds - lightly roasted
Zest of 7 medium lemons OPEN SECTIONS MEN ONLY SECTIONS
Juice 3 lemons 17 YEARS & ABOVE OPEN
65g plain flour 1. Almond Cake [round] 15. Almond Cake [round]
250g caster sugar 2. Almond Biscuits 16. Almond Biscuits
225g unsalted butter - room temperature 3. Almond Bread 17. Almond Bread
4. Festival Cake 18. Festival Cake
6 eggs separated - room temperature
5. Almond Novelty 19. Almond Novelty
300g ricotta cheese - fresh & firm
Method TEENS SECTIONS ARTISAN SECTIONS
12-16 YEARS OPEN
Pre-heat oven to 160°C fan forced, Line a 10-inch 6. Small Almond Cakes 20. Almond Cake [round]
(25-cm) loose-bottom cake tin with baking paper 7. Almond Biscuits 21. Almond Biscuits
8. Almond Bread 22. Almond Bread
Combine ricotta cheese and lemon juice and mix well. 9. Festival Cake 23. Festival Cake
10. Almond Novelty 24. Almond Novelty
Coarsely chop the roasted almonds in a food
processor and combine with plain flour and lemon zest. JUNIOR SECTIONS
5-11 YEARS
Using an electric mixer with whisk attachment, 11. Small Almond Cakes
cream the butter and sugar together until pale 12. Almond Biscuits
and then add the egg yolks one at a time, making 13. Almond Bread
sure each yolk is well combined before adding the next. 14. Non-baked Almond Novelty
Once all the yolks are combined fold in the flour,
almond and lemon zest mixture, followed by the Download Entry Form and Rules at:
ricotta and lemon juice. Whisk the egg whites to almondblossomfestival.com.au/almond-cookery-competition/
soft peaks and fold through the cake batter.
Entry forms due by Monday 19th July
Pour into prepared cake tin and bake in a
information via Cookery Convener Heather Williams 0434 069 993
pre-heated oven at 160°C for 35-40 minutes or
until golden in colour and firm.
Entries on display at the CWA Rooms
Serve dredged with icing sugar and pouring cream. Willunga Recreation Park 24th & 25th July 2021Willunga
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