FREO CLUB CRAWL VERY POPULAR

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The fourth Fremantle CLUB CRAWL, as part of this year’s Heritage Festival, was a great success on Friday night with more than 100 people participating in the tour of the Navy Club, Buffalo Club and Workers Club. The tour was lead by journalist and author of Fighting for Fremantle Ron Davidson and former Freo councillor and now president of the Workers Club Don Whittington.

No doubt the Buffalo Club is the most photogenic of the three clubs with the upstairs room featuring furniture made out of match sticks. They also have a singing reindeer in the bar. The Workers Club generously supplied the participants with cheese and olive platters and party pies, while Don Whittington talked about the 100 year history of the club supported by a great power point presentation produced by designer Bob Somerville. It was fantastic to see so many younger people interested in this heritage event, so thank you to all the clubs for showing us around!

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P.S. I stayed outside to direct latecomers, so no photos of the Navy Club.

Two festival events this Saturday! Tour of the Fort Knox (former Dalgety&Co) warehouse at 10 am, and at 1 pm an Introduction to the Freopedia QR Code guide starting at the Round House.

FRANKIE DAVIDSON AT WORKERS CLUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to admit my ignorance and tell you I have never heard of Frankie Davidson, but my friends at the FREMANTLE WORKERS CLUB in Henry Street love the man and have contracted him to perform there this Sunday May 18 from 1.30- 5 pm, so that should make for a good afternoon of cabaret music and dance.

Pre-sale tickets are inly $ 15.00 or at the door on Sunday $ 20,00. The kitchen will be open for lunch, so go in early and have a nice meal.

The HERITAGE FESTIVAL CLUB CRAWL is on tomorrow, Friday May 16 at 5pm. It visits the Navy and Buffalo Clubs and ends at the Fremantle Workers Club. Come along!

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EARLY ST PATS AT FREO WORKERS CLUB

Tell your wife it’s all about saving money when you argue if you should go out on Friday night. A pint of Guinness for only $ 7.00 and an Irish music concert by Sean Roche for only $ 15.00 (members $ 10,00) is such a bargain that one cannot stay at home.

It’s all happening at the FREMANTLE WORKERS CLUB in Henry Street at 7.30 this Friday, and is a bit of an early St Patrick’s Day celebration.

The cafe will be open from 5.30 for a good and cheap meal, so go join the fun, and bring the wife!

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HIDDEN TREASURES WINTER MUSIC STARTS TONIGHT

The HIDDEN TREASURES Winter Music Festival starts in the West End of Fremantle this evening, so this is the time to spoil yourself while supporting the local music industry and clubs. Tickets are only $ 10 for a great night out and drinks and food at club prices, so there is no reason to stay at home really. What you’ll pay for the ticket is probably cheaper than having the heater on at home all night.

The music starts at the Fremantle Workers Club from 5.30-10, Buffalo Club from 6-9, Navy Club from 8-11.30 and at the gorgeous Merenda Gallery from 8-9.30.

Meet new people, have a laugh, fall in love, have a dance, listen to great music and enjoy a great night out!

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HIDDEN TREASURES WARMS UP THE WEST END

The very successful HIDDEN TREASURES Music Festival will return to Fremantle‘s West End in July with live music in the clubs every Thursday evening from 5.30-9 pm.Tickets are only $ 10.00 and drinks and food at cheap club prices.

So check out what will be on at the Fremantle Workers Club,  Navy Club, the Buffalo Club and Merenda Gallery.

Nick Allbrook, the former Tame Impala‘s bass player will perform at the Navy Club for the first time since he left the group in May, as will Lucy Peach, Red Engine Caves, AnnaWallwork, Pimps of Sound, Mama Say Yes, and more.

The Buffalo Club will host groups like Valiant, Axe Girl, The Blue Leis, the Crux and many more, while at Merenda Gallery upstairs only a small audience will be able to listen to Dilip and the Drew, Leah Miche &Mister and Sunbird.

The always active Fremantle Workers Club will be showing The Stalker Family, Justin Walshe Folk Machine, Davey Craddock an the Spectacles, Billie Rogers and the Country Gentlemen, Tom Fisher and the Layabouts, the Family Band, and more!!

This should be a fun month so keep your Thursday evenings free and support our local clubs and the Hidden Treasures festival!

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BEATLES TO BOOST MORALE FOR DOCKERS GAME

I have to be careful not to make this blog a noticeboard full of free advertising, but my friends at the Fremantle Workers Club asked me to help promote this Heritage Festival event, so here the info about the Beatles Singalong there on Saturday evening.

It’s the night before the Dockers will get trashed by the mighty West Coast Eagles, so you Dockers tragics might as well built up positive energy on Saturday night to help you with Sunday’s disappointment. Go the Eagles!

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Bernard Carney presents his popular Beatles sing-along                                         
Fremantle Workers’ Club 9 Henry St                       
Saturday 26 May 8pm
Re-live the music of your youth and sing your heart out.

Full Beatles band with John Reed, Reuben Kooperman and Rob Kay.
Tickets:  $15/ $10 Children and Workers’ Club members.

Available from the Club 93351840 or freoworkers@bigpond.com and Bodkins Bootery, 72 High St.

FREO’S WORKERS CLUB RESURRECTED

Not long after Easter and Fremantle was given a real proof of resurrection at the Fremantle Workers Club last night. The club was declared dead only a year ago, but yesterday it was bursting at the seam when a packed house cheered on the fantastic Rich n Famous band.

It is quite unbelievable what new president Don Whittington and a small group of volunteers have achieved at the club, with hundreds of new members signing up. It was amazing to see so many young people turning up last night, and the perception that clubs like the FWC have a retirement home atmosphere could not be further from the truth.

There are lessons to be learned here for other struggling clubs, and also for the City of Fremantle. One does not have to reinvent the wheel, or destroy the character, to revitalise the city, but offer people something special to enjoy.

Well done Don, Ruth and all who worked so hard to resurrect the Fremantle Workers Club. And thank you Rich n Famous. You rock!!

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RICH N FAMOUS FUN AT WORKERS CLUB

Come and join the fun this Saturday at 8pm when Rich n Famous will give us some old fashion fun with their great music at the Fremantle Workers Club in Henry Street. The group has not played together for years so this is a rare occasion, made even more special with the return to Freo of Kavisha Mazzella.

Tickets are only $ 20.00/Members $ 15.00 if you pre order them, or $ 25.00/$ 20.00 at the door on Saturday, if there are still tickets for sale then. Tickets can be bought at the Club, phone 9335 1840, and Bodkins Bootery at 72 High Street.

Come early and enjoy very good food at reasonable prices!

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GREAT HERITAGE FESTIVAL

The Fremantle Society and Fremantle History Society  offer a great range of events for the 2011 Fremantle Heritage Festival.  A successful and well attended Fremantle Heritage Festival might convince the council it is best to keep it separated from the Fremantle Festival and not combine the two.

Friday 27th May from 7:30pm.

Concert of Songs & Stories with acclaimed singer song-writer BERNARD CARNEY at Fremantle Town Hall on Friday 27th May from 7:30pm.  Bar will be open. BYO food.

Saturday 28th May

Lunatics & Artists; 11:00am to 1:00pm. Talk on history of Fremantle Asylum ( Fremantle Arts Centre) by John Dowson & Rob Campbell at the Arts Centre.      Free event.

Patching up St Pats; at 3:00pm. Fremantle History Society & Alan Kelsall at St Pats Basilica, talk on the Restoration of the building.

Sunday 29th May  12 Noon to 4:45pm

Both Societies are Opening Heritage Doors.  Significant Fremantle buildings will be open on the hour for an hour, with a talk at a quarter past. Start at Samson House on Ellen Street at noon, Lionel Samson’s in Cliff Street at 1:00pm, Elder Building in Phillimore Place at 2:00pm and also in Phillimore Place, the Chamber of Commerce at 3:00pm.  Fremantle Society HQ at 11 Captains Lane at 4:00pm for a tour followed by drinks and nibbles Sundowner.

Tuesday 31st May  at  7:00pm – 9pm

Fremantle Society hosts a  Heritage Q and A at the glorious old Victoria Hall at 7:00pm, be part of the audience and ask questions of our Expert panel on all things heritage.  ABC presenter Robyn Johnston will host this event which promises to be entertaining and informative.  Send Email  & webcam Questions to us if  you cannot be there in person : info@fremantlesociety.org.au / www.freo.org.au /

Enquires: Jon: 0417 901 809   or  e:  jonstrachan@dalystreet6162.com

Wednesday 1st June @ 6:45pm

Join Fremantle  History Society at J Shed hosting a talk by sculptor Greg James on the Making of Maria Montessori.  Greg will explain how he captures the essence of his subject as well as their form.

Thursday 2nd June from 3:00pm

Another Fremantle History Society event at Fremantle Prison.  In Underbelly Ron Davidson will talk on the underworld figures of Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine and their relationship to Shiner Ryan.  It’s a fascinating, little known story.

Friday 3rd June from 3:30pm

Fremantle Club Crawl offers you a rare chance to see inside 4 of Fremantle’s remaining Clubs when you join the tour.  Start at the Wyola Club on High Street, at 3:30pm, for a drink and a chat, then move on to the Buffalo and Navy Clubs, before snacks at the Worker’s Club.  Call Don 9335 6091 / 0400 201 441  and Ron: 9430 6096 or email: rbelben@iinet.net.au

Saturday 4th June 3:00pm and 4:00pm

Don’s Tram Tours, leaving Fremantle Arts Centre at 3:00pm and 4:00pm.  These tours were very popular last year, so get in early as booking is essential.  Cost $10 each.  Call Don or Ruth 9335 6091  / 0400 201 441  or rbelben@iinet.net.au

For Fremantle Society events call  Jon:  0417 901 809   or   email: jonstrachan@dalystreet6162.com

For Fremantle History Society events call Dianne or Ron: 9430 6096  or email: dianne.davidson@gmail.com