Frankston groups, businesses and residents are invited to celebrate everything that’s great about their city at The Long Lunch on Wells.

From 11.30am-4.30pm on Sunday, November 6, Wells St will come alive with buskers, clowns, magicians, children’s entertainment, and the best food, wine and beer from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.

The community festival is being organised by Proudly Frankston and follows the resounding success of the organisation’s Long Lazy Lunch at Frankston Park, which over three years has featured acts ranging from the Frankston High School Stage Band to James Morrison and has raised money for such charities as Menzies Caring For Kids, Peninsula Health and Frankton Homeless Support Services.

The aim of this festival, however, isn’t to make money – although Proudly Frankston will consider using any surplus from the Long Lunch on Wells to provide “street enhancements” in conjunction with Frankston City Council to liven up the city square.  According to Proudly Frankston secretary Kevin Johnson, its purpose is bringing the Frankston community together and “feeling good about where we live”.

“Our Long Lunch on Wells will replicate the long-celebrated and traditional community ‘long dinners’ around the town squares in French and other European provincial towns and cities, where patrons provide their own food,” Kevin says. “Our aim is to have 1000 citizens in our city square.”

Proudly Frankston is inviting schools, community groups, sporting and service clubs and indigenous and diverse multicultural communities to join in the Long Lunch on Wells, which as well as supporting business owners will celebrate the 50th anniversaries of Frankston being declared a city and the Frankston Football Club’s entry to the VFA/VFL. Wells St traders are being encouraged to open on the day, and Proudly Frankston is approaching Hoyts to screen selected movies for teens and ‘tweenies’.

As Kevin says: “It’s all about Frankston people enjoying their city.”