Year 11 Boarder Mums Host City Mums in Orange

Orange provided the perfect destination & backdrop for hosting Shore Year 11 mums on Friday 30 April and Saturday 1 May.   The colours of Autumn were truly amazing, the streets were lined with magnificent red, orange and crimson leaves.   The weather was divine, it was surprisingly warm and clear for this time of year. 

We had an amazing response to the weekend with 127 mothers from the year keenly attending the weekend.   12 boarder mums played host to the city mums as a ‘thank you’ for all the years of looking after our sons during their time at Shore.   It was a thank you for buying them an egg and bacon roll at sport or having them stay overnight at their homes, giving them a lift or for just being a familiar face on the sidelines.

It was a lovely coming together of old friendships and the opportunity of forging new friendships too.   

The first event of the weekend was a large cocktail party at The Greenhouse on the Friday evening, where we enthusiastically caught up after many months and possibly years of not seeing each other.   The excitement of us all being together was very evident, the happiness in the room was great to see.

Saturday morning was free time where everyone had an opportunity to explore Orange and just go at their own pace.   

We all met Saturday afternoon in town and headed on buses to Heifer Station Vineyard for some more catching up and chatter.   The afternoon was stunning as we sipped on local wines and ate some delicious cheeses and meats in the sun – what more could you wish for……friends and laughter in a beautiful country vineyard.

We left the vineyard and went back to town to enjoy a delicious dinner at the Canobolas Hotel where we continued to talk and laugh and create lots of fun memories.

Everyone headed back to Sydney Sunday morning after a very memorable weekend away.   It was really lovely to have so many mums in Orange enjoying the country and celebrating friendships which we will cherish for a very long time.   

Two pictures attached:  

The Year 11 boarder mums who hosted the weekend.

The cohort – 127 Year 11 mums on tour in Orange!!

Juls Jackson