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New Amsterdam Town Week 2012 Launched

Oct 18, 2012 News

 

New Amsterdam Town Week 2012 has been launched. The Town Week is being held this year under the theme “Collaboration and Unity for the restoration of New Amsterdam”.
This is the twelfth year that the celebrations are being held and a number of activities have been planned.
The week of activities is expected to kick off on Sunday with a March Past and Opening Ceremony at Main and New Streets. A parade around the town and a cultural presentation are also slated for that day. Among some of the events planned are basketball and netball competitions for schools in and around New Amsterdam. A Senior Citizens Day is also planned.
New Amsterdam first held Town Week celebrations in 2000. This year’s week of activities will culminate with the much anticipated Street Fair and Exhibition on October 27, on Main Street, New Amsterdam. This will be followed in the evening by the Town Day Bashment and Wash Down at Stelling Road, New Amsterdam.
Business entities are expected to clean their surroundings. They are also expected to decorate the surroundings with flags and buntings.
Many businesses have plans to put on special promotions and giveaways during the week of celebrations. The Republic Bank New Amsterdam Branch has also launched a Special Town Week Loan Promotion.
New Amsterdam is also celebrating its 121st Anniversary as a Municipality under the theme “Striving Towards Improving the Standards of New Amsterdam”.
New Amsterdam became a town exactly 100 years before it became a municipality.
New Amsterdam is by far the oldest of the three towns in the county of Berbice.
The Coordinator of this year’s observances is Ms Norman Chesney.

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