Street festival planned for Umina

The Umina District Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2010 Umina Beach Street Festival on Saturday, December 11, on West St, Umina.

The festival will be offering live music and entertainment, carnival rides and games, markets and food stalls and a pie eating competition from 10am to 3pm, according to Chamber president Ms Sharon Martin.

Carols will start on the Umina oval at 7.30pm, followed by live performances, carnival rides, live music from the Gosford Brass Band and a visit from Santa.

Ms Martin says the festival was aimed at celebrating the closeness of the community.

"Last year's festival brought a sense of community back to the area, drawing a daytime crowd of over 5000 people to West St and a further 2000 people to the carols in the park," said Ms Martin.

Kaitlin Watts, 1 Dec 2010 Interviewee: Sharon Martin