Meet the members of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers who are in Parkes today celebrating the 200th birthday of Sir Henry Parkes and competing in the 2015 Australian town crier championships.
Meet the members of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers who are in Parkes today celebrating the 200th birthday of Sir Henry Parkes and competing in the 2015 Australian town crier championships.
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The town criers will gather at a stage near the Henry Parkes Complex, with competition to start at 10.15am. Each town crier will perform two cries - the 'Host Cry' with the theme of Sir Henry Parkes and a 'Home Cry' about the city the town crier represents.
The second part of the competition commences 2:30pm.
Parkes town crier, Tim Keith, is not eligible for today’s competition as the host.
