By KATH GANNAWAY
GLADYSDALE’S Apple and Wine Festival was big this year.
From the return of the school symbol, the Big Apple, to its rightful place at the front of the school, to the big voice and amazing talent of Millgrove eight-year-old Maite Cortes, big queues for the delicious apple fritters and the big climbing tower which literally towered above all else – it was a huge day for Gladysdale.
Big included the effort put in by Maddy Bennett and Amy Knight with their pink-themed winning scarecrow. The girls donated their $100 prize money to breast cancer research.
The Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Banks put in a big cheque for $4000 towards the festival, and big also included the turn-out, in the rain and the cold, to support one of the valley’s most appealing festivals.
