Parkes held its 25th Paint Parkes REaD Reading Day in the CBD on Friday, culminating in three days of celebrations for its silver anniversary.
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The town hosted the National Literacy Conference the two days prior on September 6 and 7, with a number of delegates staying on to witness and enjoy how the birthplace of the reading movement comes together for the event.
With many smiling faces and characters, above are our photos from the day.
The Paint Parkes REaD team also hosted a 25th anniversary celebration dinner on the evening of September 7 at the Parkes Services Club.
You can read the full story and see the photos from the night here.
More photos from events from around the Parkes Shire:
There's plenty more photos where these came from and all can be found in the multimedia section on our website.
Christine Little
I love sharing people's stories, particularly local stories that are special and important to the people of Parkes. If there is one thing I have learnt in my 10 years of community journalism, it's that stories are everywhere. All it takes is a good story teller to make it worth reading. Email: christine.little@parkeschampionpost.com.au
I love sharing people's stories, particularly local stories that are special and important to the people of Parkes. If there is one thing I have learnt in my 10 years of community journalism, it's that stories are everywhere. All it takes is a good story teller to make it worth reading. Email: christine.little@parkeschampionpost.com.au
