Old time tunes, homemade food and a packed dance floor will bring the community together this Saturday as Bornholm Hall celebrates the bicentenary year with a dinner dance.
About 60 to 70 people are expected to attend the evening, which begins at 6pm and continues late into the night with dancing, raffles and a volunteer-served meal.
Bornholm Hall secretary Janine Ayres said the event was one of three popular dinner dances held at the hall each year.
“We have the Bornholm Hall dinner dance three times a year, in March, June and November,” she said.
“We were approached by the City of Albany through the Festival of Halls that they had some funding to help the halls with some celebrations over the bicentenary year.
“It’s great that it’s a bicentenary dinner dance.”
Ms Ayres said the evening had become a tradition for many locals and returning visitors.
“People locally come from the Bornholm area and then also from Albany so it’s pretty well supported,” she said.
“We have a band called Camp Fire Country and have been booking them for about six to eight years.
“All the dances are on a nice dance board so you know what dances there’ll be.
“We have the old time ones like maxina, gypsy tap, barn dance and we have a couple of fun dances.”
Guests can expect an evening centred around music, dancing and community hospitality.
“We start around six o’clock and we have all the tables nicely set up, we have a couple of dances and then we’ll have the main course that’s served by volunteers and then we have a couple more dances and dessert and raffles.
“We usually dance until 11 o’clock.”
Ms Ayres said while the event tends to attract an older crowd, everyone is welcome.
“It’s open to everybody, but it’s usually a 50 upwards event,” she said.
“Our youngest guest is my granddaughter Neah Ayres — she’s 10 and she loves coming along.
“Every dinner dance is very special and we hope that we can continue for many years to come.”
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