The ever-popular Wood Chopping Competition is a highlight of the annual Henry Lawson Festival, held in Rygate Square in lower Main Street close to the Railway Hotel - a great venue for wood chopping on Saturday afternoon.
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Wood Chopping will commence around 2pm following the Festival procession where axemen will demonstrate their skills in the underhand and standing block handicaps plus a Championship chop.
The finals commence around 3.30pm and the relay, in which all axemen compete, is the final event of the day finishing around 4.00pm.
A large crowd of spectators can be seen during the afternoon as axemen demonstrate their skills with a chain saw and carve seats from blocks and present them to the smallest spectators on hand.
Wood chopping has been a very been a popular event at the Festival since 1977.
On behalf of the Festival committee I wish to thank the following for their generous sponsorship of this year’s Wood Chopping event:
The Henry Lawson Festival, The Grenfell Lions Club, Terry and Deidre Carroll, Greg Oliver of Oliver’s Hardware, Peter and Val Mellon of Peter Mellon Motors, The Railway Hotel, Jenny and Stuart Schneider of Closeburn Stud, Ian and Barbara Jones of Grenfell Contractors, and Wall and James Barker.
This popular event at the Henry Lawson Festival would not be possible without the support and sponsorship of these community-minded members and business houses.
Deidre Carroll –
Henry Lawson Festival
Woodchop Co-ordinator
