Maldon Golden Movies | organised castle

Last weekend was Easter. We did not go away, host family or eats lots of chocolate.

This was the first year we have been in Maldon at Easter so naturally we were curious about the Easter Fair. It is billed as Australia’s oldest Easter Fair. There were numerous events from the Great Scone Bake-Off on Thursday evening, dancing in the street, a Hole-in-One competition at the Golf Club and so on.

But the undoubted highlight was the Grand Parade of Easter Monday morning. We were part of the Maldon Golden Movies (MGM) entry and everyone had a fun time.

Getting ready to go.

I was Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and shared the limelight with no less than Marilyn Monroe, Calamity Jane, Taylor Swift, Alfred Hitchcock and Sherlock Holmes.

I made my costume from a doona cover (dress) and tablecloth (blouse) which both came from the op shop along with the red shoes which cost the princely sum of $2.50.

If you want to check out the whole parade you can watch it here. We are from 9:03 – 9:33.

I know that my posts for the past 5 weeks have mostly about getting things organised in our new home but recently we have managed our share of being out and about, too. So much so, that 5 days have managed to slip by since my last post.

A couple of weeks ago we joined the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine. Apparently this makes us ‘loyal royal’ supporters and as such we are eligible for discounted movie tickets. We took advantage of this on Tuesday evening when we went to see Allelujah starring Jennifer Saunders and Judi Dench. There are a good mix of new releases and arthouse films and we are looking forward to seeing more.

When we were given our membership tickets we also received a teatowel each. Whilst it might seem strange, I actually appreciated the fact that it was a practical freebie that was not just plastic junk.

It was a bit of a movie week as we also joined the local film society with the rather clever moniker of ‘Maldon Golden Movies’. There is a screening once a month which is a selection of recent and classic films. On Thursday we saw ‘Black Narcissus’, a 1947 film starring Deborah Kerr.

Movies were not the only outings. On Sunday afternoon we went to a small bar which hosts live music from some of the very talented locals. We met some other residents and ended up going to dinner with a group of them afterwards.

We are heading out this evening to the same venue for some more musical adventures.

Next week sees the beginning of a 2 week festival ‘Maldon in Winter‘ which has a wide variety of events with something for everyone. We are busily deciding which events we would like to attend.

For a relatively small town, Maldon has plenty to offer for locals and visitors alike.