November 28th, 2007 - January 6th, 2008 Countdown to Chistmas Day |
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JOIN US FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBERATIONS IN 2007! Participate in our 10th Anniversary Festival of Lights, which is designed to coordinate all activities in the town for the festive season. This year our lights will be increased by 20,000, including new Klondyke lighting and the Christmas Illumination Park at the Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Park. Please visit the Province's first ever Christmas Illumination Park starting November 28th, 2007 to January 6th, 2008 from 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Listen to the twenty minute Songs of the Season Display at 88.5 FM!! Tell your friends and be a part of history!!! The illumination parade, tree lighting ceremony, Christmas concerts, church services, Christmas breakfasts, dinners, afternoon teas, skating parties, the Santa Claus Parade, community caroling, mummering, and much more will be a part of the celebrations! Our Schedule of Events Nov 28th to Jan 5 >> If you are too far away in time or place to visit in person, enjoy our interactive Virtual Festival of Lights with a video, music, colouring sheets, jigsaw puzzles, recipes, stories, and photographs.[ View Guestbook ] [ Sign Guestbook ] Get a FREE guestbook here! |
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At the left, click on the start arrow for a Persona TV video of the 5th Annual Festival of Lights (Opening, Santa Claus Parade, Former Mayor Wilbur Sparkes reading from Ted Russell's Pigeon Inlet, and a brief clip music from the Morgan Brothers.) Click here for pictures of the Santa Claus Parade from Previous Years Click here for pictures of the Annual Boat Lighting in the neighboring community of Port de Grave.
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In 2007 Bay Roberts was officially proclaimed the national winner in teh Winners' Circle: Small Catagory [towns under 50,000]. The award recognized the Amalgamated Academy for its Community Spirit and Goodwill Programs. In 2006 Bay Roberts was awarded Five Stars for the large Nativity Scene Collection by the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints In 2005 Bay Roberts won the National Winter Lights Competition for towns of 5001 to 10,000.
For recipes, many of which have Newfoundland ingredients Barry Parsons' Rock Recipes Blog. Barry's Recipes have been travelling around the world. Christmas Recipes Traditional Christmas Fruit Cakes are part of Christmas celebrations. Below are three traditional recipes as PDFs White Christmas Cake |
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Participate in Community Events.The Illumination Parade, Opening Ceremonies, Christmas Tree Lighting, & Christmas Park at the Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Complex . The event starts at 6:30pm with the Illumination Parade. The Parade begins at the Amalgamated Academy. All Children and Parents are welcome to attend. All illuminated vehicles are welcomed. Members of the Bay Roberts Special Events Committee, the Bay Roberts Volunteer Fire Department, RCMP, and the Avalon North Wolverines will lead the parade. Glow sticks and flashing buttons are provided. Illuminated vehicles are welcome. The Annual Lions' Santa Claus Parade is being held on the Saturday, December 1st. There will be a FREE Community Breakfast at the Fire Hall sponsored by the Bay Roberts Fire Department before the parade. The parade will line up at the Fire Hall and leave from there at 10:00am. Participants in the parade are asked to be there at 9:30AM. Food will collected along the route for the food bank. Bay Roberts has been a three time winner in the National Winter LIghts competition. The town would like to do just as well every year! Home Owners, Organizations and Businesses click here for tips on how to participate.
MAKE Bay Roberts-S-H-I-N-E-! For more information concerning the competition you may call Ron or Ian at 786-2126 or check www.winterlights.ca
Children's Colouring Contest Children enter the Colouring Contest which is judged and prizes are awarded in various age categories. Everyone is welcome to enter. The town was very pleased a couple of years ago to get an entry all the way from Indonesia! To Use the Screensavers Right click and make sure you save the file to your hard drive as an .scr file. When it is saved, look at the file in Explorer. Right click the file and a menu with appear. Choose "test" to view the screensaver. Then you can choose "install" to install it on your computer. Christmas in Bay Roberts - Screensaver |
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Past Festivals have been filled with the Christmas Spirit!  Christmas Tree, Christmas Chalet
Veterans' Memorial Highway Click here for Pictures from the 2005/2006, 2004/2005, 2003/04 - 2002/03 |
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Christmas Stories
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Prizes for Illumination Each year the town has its own illumination contest for the residents and businesses from each of the following areas: Zone 1 - Butlerville
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Telephone: (709) 786-2126 Fax: (709) 786-2128 |
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