With the cooler Autumn School holidays here, a tourist attraction at Littlehampton has a special treat for visitors, which is guaranteed to amuse both children and adults alike. Platform 1 Heritage Farm Railway has a sheep called “Big Ears’ (pictured right), that runs alongside visitors whilst they travel on the train.

‘Big Ears” started to display this unusual behaviour as a lamb whilst she was being hand reared by the owner of Platform 1, Mr. Glenn Liebelt. Now an adult sheep, she makes sure that every train load of visitors are personally escorted around her paddock. Visitors can pat and feed “Big Ears” as they travel along on the train.

The Top Of The Torrens Theatre Group is now in rehearsals for their next production, titled, “A Variety Show”. In 2006 the TOTT, proudly assisted “The Strolling Tones” in donating $55,000 towards cancer research with a series of concerts entitled, “Wipeout”.

Directors, Helen Holliday and Gloria Seymour, with Musical Director, Kristina Vonow, and a wonderful cast of talented performers are focused on putting together a variety show that will also benefit cancer research. Songs from musicals and the sixties as well as an “Australiana” set are sure to “hit a chord” with many patrons.

It was a far cry from traditional Scottish weather for the Mt Barker Highland Gathering held recently at the Mt Barker oval. It was hot, but spirits were not dampened, with entertainment including caber tossing and haggis tossing, medieval duelling, Highland dancing and Pipe band competition.

The caber and haggis tossing was open to the public with getting the balance on the heavy caber half the battle! The medieval swordsmen wore protective clothing weighing nearly 30kg!On a day in the mid 30’s Celcius that alone deserved a medal!