Carols by Candlelight 2009
Carols by Candlelight was a great success! A safe, fun, community evening with an audience of over 1800.
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Sunday 20th December 2009
Carols at Cottesloe Civic Centre 6:00pm Picnic on main lawn 7:00pm Carols event starts
Main Lawn109 Broome Street, CottesloePerth Western Suburbs (maps below) 2009 is our 12th Cottesloe Carols by Candlelight event.St Philips Anglican Church and the Town of Cottesloe invite you, your family, friends and neighbours to a relaxing and enjoyable evening of Carols by Candlelight.Bring along a picnic, low chairs and blankets, from 6.00 pm. Electric candles are provided and treats for the kids.Kids young and old will be enthralled by a new original musical production by Ellie and John Macpherson: “Christmas – Get the Message!” A highlight of the play will be an appearance by Betty the Bootscootin’ Angel, as she – along with a few other zany characters – delivers her Christmas message to a couple of rather surprised kids. Great contemporary and traditional Christmas music and carols continue to be a feature of the Cottesloe Carols by Candlelight event. The program finishes around 8:15pm.
Hassle free parking was available on the West Lawn, inside the Civic Centre Grounds. Enter through Gate C off Broome Street (next to Napier Street roundabout) and follow the directions from the duty Rangers.
View Larger Map12 years of Carols by Candlelight in Cottesloe...Presenting God’s messages through drama has long been a tradition at St Philips Cottesloe. In the mid 1990s, St Philips began presenting the Christmas story in musical and drama public events. Christmas Story and Christmas Jazz were performed as musicals at the Civic Centre in 1994 and 1995, largely because these events would not adequately fit in the Church. In 1996, the drama “Kobe the Christmas Tree” was performed in the Grove Plaza and at the Hillarys Boat Harbour (photo).In 1998, The Town of Cottesloe asked St Philips to partner with them in organising an annual Carols by Candlelight event at the Civic Centre. That first 1998 Carols by Candlelight event included the Kobe the Christmas Tree drama segment.Over the ensuing years, crowds of between 1000 and 1700 adults and children, depending largely on the weather, have enjoyed the Carols by Candlelight event. 2008 was our largest crowd yet and was a fantastic night.
People clearly enjoy a relaxed picnic on the Civic Centre upper lawn followed by carol singing with drama and dance performance segments. The event has become an annual Christmas tradition for many families. It provides a break from the bustle of the Christmas build-up and an opportunity to reflect on the deeper significance of the Christmas season.In 2011, St Philips celebrates 100 years of service in the Cottesloe District.
