Following the unprecedented success of its Magical Mystery Tour conducted last year, the Friends of the Robert O'Hara Burke Memorial Museum have planned another twilight walk, this time with a different twist.
Over 100 locals and visitors turned up on December 12 to be shown around some of Beechworth's oldest and least publicly accessible buildings before enjoying a light supper with wine on the balcony of the former Star Hotel. The demand for another such event was clear.
This time the theme is of an historic religious flavour and celebrates the many delightful buildings of great character built over the past 150 years in the town.
Adam Jenkins serves on the committee of the Friends and was the initiator of the Magical Mystery Tour idea.
"This time there will be improvements in organisation with groups limited to 20, tickets to be bought before the event, and expert tour guides will be present at each site of interest to tell the history of the building, show people inside, and to give out written summaries", he said.
Tickets for the second Magical Mystery Tour on Saturday 8 March 2008 (Labour Day weekend) are $10 each and are available at the Burke Museum up to 6 March. The groups will meet at 6pm at the Burke Museum and return there after the tour for a light supper in its "Street of Shops".
Funds raised from the tour will be used to further improve the Burke Museum, one of Australia's finest regional museums.
by Gaynor Matthew
SEE DIGITAL PHOTO: Adam Jenkins and Uniting Church member Dorn Hawking on the steps of Beechworth Uniting Church, one of the many churches on the second Magical Mystery Tour.
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