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Fabulous - and cheap- homemade cakes in Ascot Vale

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Hop along to Union Rd, Ascot Vale, this Saturday - MAY 5 - morning to buy fabulous cakes, biccies and other delights (very probably the Turkish variety) from 9am.

We’ll be on the footpath, raising money for drought relief AND the Ascot Vale Uniting Church (the one that burnt down three years ago; plans to rebuild are mired in red tape, not to mention mixed mesages, courtesy MVCC) .

Cooking is being done by the people of the Ascot Vale Uniting Church.

Any requests for good old-fashioned anything? We could give it a go. Just tell us here on Nook!

Don’t forget to go to The Shop

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Shop Cafe Take-away The

4 out of 5

Joe has an amazing talent; he never forgets your name. Hence when I sit down at his cafe, which he runs with Richard (who is a wedding planner on the side), he asks: “How’s your mum, Lorraine?” If she was local, I’d understand. However, she lives in Queensland and visits twice a year at most.

He knows the names of the dozens of mums, dads and kids from the local primary school who visit The Shop. Really must ask Joe how they came up with the name…

The baby-chinos are free, as is the warm welcome. Seating is outside or in. Both spaces are pretty small but that does not stop the hoardes coming. This is a tribute to the friendly, fast service on offer.

Squish-in, you’ll be taken into the fold like the rest of us!

Location:

208 Mount Alexander RD

Travancore, VIC 3032

Australia

(03) 9376 6643

Not a single bid

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At an auction in my Ascot vale stret recently, there were dozens and dozens of lookers but not a single non-vendor bid. Seemed like a nice, period house. What is going on in the real estate market? Or is it just that auctions are becoming less appeling?

God in Queen’s Park

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Stinking hot Sunday morphed into sublime Sunday just in time for community carols at Moonee Ponds’ Queens Park at the weekend.

They did have to proceed minus the naked flame candles because of the total fire ban BUT that did not curb the Good Spirit.

This year’s set-up was fantastic. An animal nursery was adjacent to the stage (and the animals didn’t even complain when the community singing was out of tune), pefect for the live nativity performance.

The nativity scene was played out primarily by the children of the Ascot Vale Uniting Church. There was even a live baby in the “manger”! Carols were then interspersed with the nativity play - it really helped give the carols meaning.

The performance was hugely popular with kids in the audience (as well as the proud kid actors of course). Touch of class and warm fuzzies. I recommend it.