Eastwood was THE place to be on Saturday October 15 – as crowds in excess of 100,000 testified. What a parade! It’s always ‘east meets west’ at Eastwood and the spectacular lion weaving and nodding drew admiring comments from everyone lining the streets. Many said it was the centre of attention. Of course your local [...]
Last year we had around 85,000 people flock to Eastwood to celebrate Ryde’s biggest festival, The Granny Smith Festival. When Maria Ann Smith accidentally created the green apple we know and love in 1885 we don’t think she ever imagined her apple would be celebrated locally so far into the future and in such a [...]