MARKET
Local Crafts Fresh Produce Handmade Treasures
ENTERTAINMENT Acrobats Chicken Races Glassblowers Beekeeping Demos Traditional Games Tug-of-War Tractor Displays
DISCOVER St Albans The Settlers Arms Inn Pickled Wombat Café
ST ALBANS VISIT ST COUNTRY ALBANS & WISEMANS FAIR SAT FERRY 16 MAY
Community, heritage & fun come together!
2 Wharf St, St Albans Northern Hawkesbury
ST ALBANS COUNTRY FAIR
Saturday 16 May | From 10am
Step into the magic of a classic village fair, where the heart of the countryside comes alive. Wander through the vibrant St Albans Village Market, filled with local crafts, fresh produce and handmade treasures that celebrate the spirit of our region. Where community, heritage and fun come together.
Tractor displays invite kids( and grown-ups) to climb aboard and explore these mighty machines up close. Enjoy a full day of entertainment, with acrobats soaring through the air, chicken races, tug-of-war battles, live glass blowing, native beekeeping demonstrations and more- all bringing to life the simple joys of creativity, craftsmanship and country living. There are plenty of competition prizes up for grabs, so join in the fun with traditional games for all ages- simple, lively and full of laughter.
There’ s also an awesome kids’ park located opposite the market!
Be captivated by The Settlers Arms Inn, the historic convict-built pub brimming with character and stories from past and present and enjoy a visit to the delightful Pickled Wombat Café. And there’ s more …
• The Ferry Artists Pop-Up Gallery
• Historical Society Permanent Display
• Giant kids’ games set up in the shade, with dedicated seating
• Your fur babies are welcome- just keep them on a lead www. stalbansvillagemarket. com. au
A bewitching and provocative tale Castle Hill Players presents- THE LAST WITCH at the Pavilion Theatre
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By Rona Munro and Directed by Jennifer Willison Toby Rowe, Paula Searle
Based on the historical case of the last person ever to be executed for witchcraft in Britain, The Last Witch explores that dark epoch where superstition overruled
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common sense and fear over compassion.
In 18th century Scotland, Janet Horne lives on the fringes of society. Spirited, arrogant and stubborn, but fiercely protective of her daughter Helen, Janet seems able to turn nature to her will. Her
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neighbours fear and admire her in equal measure as she uses her“ powers” as both a salve and a weapon.
Her skills attract the wrong kind of attention from the men in her sphere – the new sheriff Captain Ross, Niall the minister and her estranged neighbour Douglas Begg. And then of course, there’ s Nick, a mysterious dark stranger.
But is Janet a witch or just a dirtpoor widow relying on her wits to keep herself and Helen alive? A summoner of winds and rain or a savvy charlatan manipulating her friends and foes? Or can she perhaps be both?
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Toby Rowe and Paula Searle.
By arrangement with ORIGIN™ Theatrical on behalf of Nick Hern Books The Last Witch 22 May – 13 Jun 2026: Wed, Fri, Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm Pavilion Theatre, Castle Hill located within the Castle Hill Showgrounds, Castle Hill Tickets $ 30, Concession $ 25 Bookings paviliontheatre. org. au / the-last-witch or call 02 9634 2929 Enquiries 02 9634 3846 or admin @ paviliontheatre. org. au
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Paula Searle and Penny Johnson. 26 ISSUE 131 // MAY 2026 theindependentmagazine. com. au THE HILLS INDEPENDENT