The Friends of Willow Court are set to take off with a proposed calendar of events, a Facebook page and a dedicated website for Willow Court if all is approved at the next Derwent Valley Council Meeting.
Despite their small number, the Friends group have consistently arranged and been at Working Bee’s, Open Days, History Tours, History based drama performances, Heritage month activities and when called upon to do so. Recently I was able to offer some support with a tour for a couple of visiting Academics from Manchester University in the UK and two more tours, one for TasTAFE students who are all local Derwent Valley people currently studying Disability Support at the Derwent Valley Community House and are about to enter the local workforce, the second tour was a group of people from different backgrounds but many had a child with a disability. This was a very sensitive tour considering the very real connection these parents felt with such a close history.
None of this was possible without the Friends of Willow Court who promote the site in a sensitive and positive way to the community and the visitors to the site.
Below is the, yet to be approved, events list as per the public document in the DVC website:
