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Upcoming Events
Oct12Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 12 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →10:00 am Millbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolMillbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolOct 12 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmSundays from 10 am to 1pm in the parking lot of Millbrook South Cavan Public School. Find fresh farm products including fruit, vegetables, eggs and flowers, along with local cheese, wine, and artisan products produced locally.Oct13Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 13 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →7:00 pm Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchOct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmPractices every Monday evening, 7:00-9:00, at Centreville-Harmony Church, one concession south of the roundabout, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. If you love to sing, come! For information, contact Annette, fallisa@hotmail.com or Beryl, bcablewilliams@gmail.com.Oct14Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 14 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →8:30 am Coffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookCoffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookOct 14 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 amTuesdays from 8:30 to 10:30. Come and enjoy a morning of comradeship. Coffee, tea and muffins, $2. Everyone welcome10:00 am Line Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchLine Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchOct 14 @ 10:00 amTuesdays at 10 am, pre-registration required – call 705-932-2011.
Tag Archives: local attractions
Construction Begins on a New Gymnastics Club
Marcel Rene began dreaming about building a new home for his popular gymnastics club on Lansdowne Street West in 2009. He found what he thought was an ideal location just down the road across from Heron Landing Golf Course, and snapped it up, then walked into the Cavan Monaghan planning… Continue reading
Former United Church Transformed into Captivating Wedding Venue
The grand 19th century building, that for decades housed a vibrant church community, became a performance venue and eventually a family residence has been given a new lease on life as a wedding venue. Gone are the pews, choir benches, pulpits, and the organ. The sanctuary area has been treated… Continue reading
What a Show!
On Saturday, July 07th, the Millbrook and District Lions Club hosted their annual Antique Car Show in our historic downtown Millbrook. As usual, eager participants were lined up at 6:30 am for the 8 am start. The Community Police were out at this time manning the barricades and helping to… Continue reading
Ladies’ Night Out 2018
It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it: contributors at the Ladies’ Night Out Workshop on July 9th. Pictured from left to right: seated are Fran Lowery, Liz Avery, Jeanne Shields and Shelley Lambe; standing are: Tina Grant, Dave Moore, Sue French, Margie Moore, Nancy Robinson, Susan Rice,… Continue reading
A Timely and Challenging Topic in the next 4th Line Theatre Production
The young leads in the next 4th Line Theatre production relate to the story’s delicate content. In the world premiere of Judith Thompson’s play, Who Killed Snow White? Grace Thompson and Tom Keats play best friends, struggling with a violent act followed by relentless cyberbullying. Grace plays 15-year-old girl named… Continue reading
Blocks and Blooms 2018
Last Saturday the rain held off for a wonderful community event hosted by the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society. Travelling on foot or on a complimentary ride on a stylish horse-drawn wagon, visitors were treated to an array of creative displays of local gardening and quilting talents in twenty venues… Continue reading
Fair Weather Workers
These are a few of the fourteen young men from Jamaica who are spedning the summer travelling across the province working the games, rides and food vendor booths in local fairs. They are happy to come during the summer as year-round work is difficult to find back home. Our country… Continue reading
Motorcycles Lined King Street
Motorcycles lined King Street on June 2nd preparing for the Legion’s annual Bike Ride. Forty seven riders travelled to Bancroft for lunch at the Bancroft Legion and returned to a hot dinner prepared and donated by the Millbrook Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary. With a small top up from the coffers of… Continue reading