Community Events
Throughout the year the National Trust holds many events for members and the public as a fundraising opportunity for the organization. For a current program of events click event details below:
- A downloadable version is here
Click on the activity or event name below to view details.
General Meeting & Presentation - St John's Park
Date: Thursday 11 March 2010
Place: Sunday School Hall, St. John's Park
Contact: secretary@orphanschool.org.au
Time: 5.30 pm
A discussion about future uses of our Sunday School building. Come along and share your views. Help the committee to develop a plan for making the most of this exciting opportunity.
Following this general discussion, Dianne Snowden will present a paper with the intriguing title Ten shilings for Loleys: Voices from the Orphan Schools. Dianne recently presented this paper at the Australasian Social History Workshop conference held at the University of New South Wales.
Admission: Members are asked to bring a plate.
Non-members are asked to contribute a gold coin
Champagne Breakfast plus Poetry - Franklin House
Date: Sunday 14th February 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 9.30 am to 11.00 am
Come and join us for breakfast under the old Oak trees, in the grounds of Franklin House. Breakfast comprises fresh fruit and yoghurt, cold platter, rolls and home made jams, and of course champagne.
The Trust's Poet-in-Residence, Nick Flittner, will give a poetry reading.
Admission: $22 per person. Bookings essential
Heritage Fair - Franklin House
Date: Sunday 21st March 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
Fairs were a traditional part of life in 1838 when Franklin House was built. Locals would get together to sing, dance eat and be merry. It would be an opportunity to sell their wares and even try and pick up work locally. Join us and go back in time to this era.
There will be food and drinks available, stalls, vintage cars, music and dancing plus Heritage games for the younger ones.
This year will feature a traditional Punch and Judy show for the first time!
Admission: Free, with a gold coin donation to view the House.
Book Launch & Reunion - Longford
Date: Saturday 27th March 2010
Place: Longford Plains Heritage Centre & Masonic Lodge
11 William St Longford (Opposite Christ Church)
Phone: 03 6391 1860
Time: 11 am
The launching of the book:-
"Thomas Diprose and Elizabeth Children Diprose of Kent and Van Diemen's Land. Strangers"
by Elizabeth Parkes and Jean Doggett
and
Reunion of descendants of:-
Thomas Diprose and Elizabeth Children Diprose (including Bonnily, Heazlewood/Gould & Roberts families) and related lines - friends also welcome.
Autumn Colours in the Derwent Valley - A Guided Walking Hertiage Tour at New Norfolk
Date: Sunday 11th April 2010
Place: Village Green, Bathurst Street, New Norfolk
Phone: Carl Nicholson 6225 3319
Time: 10.30 am to 12.30pm
Autumn Colours in the Derwent Valley
Join us for a heritage tour of the Derwent Valley in all its’ glorious autumn colour. The New Norfolk Historical Society will conduct a guided walking tour of the Village hosted by the Hobart Macquarie Group. Enjoy your BYO picnic lunch in the grounds of historic Valleyfield in the Derwent Valley, the first property to commercially produce Hops in Australia, and after lunch follow a guided tour of the Valleyfield property.
Admission: Bookings by 2 April 2010,
$15 Members, $20 Non-members
Cheques may be made payable to
The National Trust of Australia (Tasmania)
and forwarded to
The Hobart Macquarie Group, 469 Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay, 7005. BYO Picnic Lunch - Walking Shoes Recommended.
Franklin Village Display - Franklin House
Date: Saturday 1 May to Monday 31 May 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: Mon-Sat 9 to 4; Sun 12 to 4
"Franklin village - then and now" - a display in Franklin House' schoolroom.
The display will be open for the whole of Heritage month (1-31 May)
Admission: donations welcome
* Check Festival Calendar for more May Events *
The Trust has organised many events during this month in addition to the ones listed here
To see the additional events check the Heritage Festival Calendar by clicking here
Talk with wine and cheese - Franklin House
Date: Saturday 1st May 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 am
Franklin House will host a talk on "The Furniture Workshop - has it changed in 200 years?" with Peter Collenette (School of Fine Furniture) Includes wine and cheese
Admission: $12 per person. Bookings essential
Official Launch of Franklin Village Display at Franklin House
Date: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 5.30pm
The official launch of the Franklin village - then and now - display in Franklin House' schoolroom.
The display will be open for the whole of Heritage month (1-31 May)
Admission: Bookings essential, donations welcome
Church Service & Garden Party - Franklin Village
Date: Sunday 9th May 2010
Place: St James Church, Franklin Village, Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63443018
Time: 11.00 am & 12.30 pm
An Anglican service from the old book of common prayer will be held at St James Church with a garden party in the grounds afterwards Admission: Please book for the garden party (63443018)
National Trust 50th Anniversary reception Hosted by His Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Underwood
Date: Friday 21st May 2010
Place: Government House
Admission: By Invitation Only
School Holiday Programme - Franklin House
Date: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
Step back in time to the 1840's. What did children do to amuse themselves? Franklin House will be offering a selection of activities for 6 to 10 year olds
Admission: $10 per child. Bookings essential (Maximum 16 children)
Rose Pruning Workshop - Franklin House
Date: Thursday 24 June 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Tackling overgrown roses, correcting past mistakes, coming to understand pruning techniques. Notes given to take away for future reference
Admission: $20.00 per person includes morning tea & workshop notes
Booking essential as numbers are limited to 15 persons.
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop - Franklin House
Date: Thursday 22 July 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Understand the need to prune a variety of fruit trees. Identifying fruiting habits that need special pruning, where to begin with an overgrown tree, espaliers etc
Admission: $20.00 per person includes morning tea & workshop notes
Booking essential as numbers are limited to 15 persons.
General Meeting & Presentation - St John's Park
Date: Sunday 25 July 2010
Place: Sunday School Hall, St. John's Park
Contact: secretary@orphanschool.org.au
Time: 2.00 pm
Presentation by Oral History Group.
‘Sunday afternoon behind the clock’
Admission: Members are asked to bring a plate.
Non-members are asked to contribute a gold coin
Citrus Workshop - Franklin House
Date: Thursday 19 August 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
Citrus (Lemons, oranges etc.) Understanding & managing – Buying, planting, managing – including diseases, fertilizing etc. – the complete picture. Amission: $18.00 per person includes morning tea
Booking essential as numbers are limited to 15 persons.
School Holiday Programme - Franklin House
Date: Thursday 16th September 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
Step back in time to the 1840's. What did children do to amuse themselves? Franklin House will be offering a selection of activities for 6 to 10 year olds
Admission: $10 per child. Bookings essential (Maximum 16 children)
Talk - Influences of Culinary Customs Through the Ages with David Barratt
Date: Tuesday 5 October 2010
Place: Franklin House
413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824 Hilary Keeley
Time: 11.00 am to 12.00 noon Go back in time, how did our customs, technology & environment influence the food we put on the table today. Where did some of the customs & terms originate? All will be revealed!
Admission: $18 entry per person, includes talk and lunch. Bookings essential
General Meeting & Hall Opening - St John's Park
Date: Sunday 10 October 2010
Place: Sunday School Hall, St. John's Park
Contact: secretary@orphanschool.org.au
Time: 2.00 pm
Official opening of the hall with an ‘at home’ for other interested groups.
Admission: Members are asked to bring a plate.
Non-members are asked to contribute a gold coin
The Big Draw - Franklin House
Date: Saturday 16th October 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 10.00 am to 3.00 pm
Peer into the wonderful treasures of Franklin House. Imagine the lives of the people who lived there, find traces of their lives.
Use drawing to investigate the past, present and future of Franklin House and create your own memories.
Open to people of all ages and experience. Whether you are confident about drawing or uncertain about your ability to draw, this activity will enable you to use drawing to look closely, to explore and to share ideas.
(This Activity is presented by W.E.F.T.)
Walking Tour - St John's Park Precinct
Date: Sunday 17 October 2010
Place: Sunday School Hall, St. John's Park
Contact: secretary@orphanschool.org.au
Time: 2.00 pm
Walking tour of the Orphan Schools and St. John’s Park Precinct, New Town.
The tour includes a visit to St. John’s Church and a short organ recital. Learn about the site and its history from one of our tour guides—Joyce Purtscher well known for her work on the children in the Orphan Schools and paupers, or Dianne Snowden our convenor and historian.
Admission: $10 donation towards notes and afternoon tea.
Members are asked to bring a plate.
AGM - St John's Park
Date: 11 November 2010
Place: Sunday School Hall, St. John's Park
Contact: secretary@orphanschool.org.au
Time: 5.30 pm
Annual General meeting. Guest speaker to be advised
Admission: Members are asked to bring a plate.
Non-members are asked to contribute a gold coin
Victorian Picnic - Franklin House
Date: Sunday 14th November 2010
Place: Franklin House
413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 11.30 am to 2.30 pm
Picnics were most fashionable in the early Victorian period when Franklin House was built.
Hampers will be available, including a convict hamper for the chldren, to be purchased in advance. For adults there is a choice of two, from the two tiers of society, Clergymen or Squires. Music and children’s games will add to the atmosphere.
Admission: Entry is by pre-paid hamper only
Convict Child Hamper..$7.00
Clergyman Hamper...$18.00
Squires Hamper........$23.00
Phone to book and order hamper
Carols and Cake - Franklin House
Date: Sunday 12th December 2010
Place: Franklin House, 413 Hobart Road, Launceston
Phone: 63447824
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
A Wonderful way to start the festive season. Please come along and join us for Christmas Carols led by Singcognito followed by coffee and cake in the beautiful grounds of Franklin House
Admission: $6.00 Bookings are essential
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