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Christmas Countdown Local 2022 #9/25 - The Lemon Grove

 


Christmas Countdown #9/25 

It's the second Christmas of the year for The Lemon Grove, our favourite local  pub  - friendly atmosphere, generous  to patrons and concerned about the community and good drinks and food service. The description on the Lemon Grove profile is true ; Great Family friendly pub in Newcastle with cold beer and warm hospitality, and the best feed around" 

The pub is decorated  for Christmas both in July and December.... This month, the special feature is the Christmas Tree , supporting the Tree of Joy, a  Rotary Club of Wallsend-Maryland project which provides gifts and food hampers to those in need in the community.   I will write a full post about the Tree of Joy but to explain a little - the little tags on the tree indicate the person's age, gender if appropriate, to give the donor a hint about what might be a suitable gift. Here , Chef Jonathan is pictured, in a festive mood,  last Tuesday morning after  a Rotary meeting breakfast. 


It doesn't seem like six months ago when we celebrating Christmas in July at The Lemon Grove, but  no one at The Lemon Grove minds double celebrations! 
 Enjoy the festivities at  The Lemon Grove, 112 Nelson Street, Wallsend , NSW 



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