Hear ye! Hear ye! The Central Coast will be awash with Town Criers when it hosts the 2022 National Town Crier Championships at Alison Homestead on March 26.
From 12.30-3.30pm, the nation’s best Town Criers will be representing their areas and competing for the title of Australian Champion of Champions.
Central Coast Town Crier and current Australian Champion, Stephen Clarke, will host the event and is thrilled to be able to showcase the region.
“We are inviting the community to come along and enjoy this fun and very colourful event,” Clarke said.
Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the event would offer an unusual and entertaining experience for all ages.
“This is an example of the diverse types of events and activities Council supports on the Central Coast,” Hart said.
“On the same weekend as the Town Crier Championships, Flavours By The Sea is also being held at Terrigal – so there’s something on the Coast for everyone to enjoy.”
The Championships, which have been running for 32 years, are held under the authority of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Australian Town Criers.
Town Criers compete against one another for the titles of Champion of Champions, Loudest Cry and Most Extravagant Outfit.
The competing Town Criers each perform two cries – one about their own hometown and another about the host town.
Three judges will then determine the winner.
The community can hear a preview of how the competing national Town Criers sound, when they warm up in the Wyong CBD, between 10 and 11.30am on the day, promoting some of Wyong’s local shops and businesses.
For more information visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au and search ‘Town Crier’.
Terry Collins