NUNDLE

SUNDAY 16.04.2017: There are some days you wake up and the way you envisage the day taking shape never quite comes to fruition! Woke to find the police outside Kim and Heath's front door - established that sadly a young man and his family had been camping at another venue and in the early hours of the morning he had suffered a heart attack. With no phone reception the family had driven him to this caravan park in the hope of assistance, but unfortunately he had passed away. Needless to say, the entire community of Nundle was shaken. Kim and Heath were otherwise involved for the day so we put our hand up to assist at the festival. Information Centre - okay we can do that! Spent some time handing out pamphlets and "nagging" people for a gold coin donation, then the rest of the time in the Information booth. Still had plenty of time to take in the festival activities.

Kim and Heath had kindly invited us out to the Nundle Sport and Recreation Club for tea, with their family and a group of employees. Feeling a little jaded we thought it would be lovely to have the evening meal prepared for us. We sat down, ordered our first drink and with that everyone bar Ruth and Dell cleared out!

The story was - a local left the pub and hit the nearest tree, car was literally torn in half, but he walked away uninjured. Another group from the pub jumped in a car in pursuit of him! Our dinner party left on foot to alert people at the pub, but the group in the car had exited the vehicle and had proceeded on foot physically threatening them. Meanwhile the female driver of the car was playing dodgem with any bystanders.

 

 

Our dinner party group retreated to the nearest house for protection and Kim made it back to the club to inform us that we were now in 'lock down' till the police arrived. Carole and Sybil responded in their usual manner, we'll have a bottle of wine please, looks like a long night! Kindly, the Club staff had prepared takeaway meals before the kitchen officially closed. The lock down was called at 10.30pm and we were all allowed to return home - what can one say, a little surreal, but a great evening nonetheless!