2007 has arrived, and hundreds of residents and former residents from BRANCH, NEWFOUNDLAND are gearing up for their Town's COME HOME YEAR, August 9-19, 2007. A KEEN TIME- a celebration of family friendship and fun!

Branch, Newfoundland will come to life as hundreds of people and their families will enjoy a day in the Landwash, try their luck at the Garden party, get out in an Old-fashioned Waltz, The Lancers, share a story or a song and get reacquained with old friends and make new ones. The list of activities during 10 days is endless and here are some ot the activities:

Cemetery Mass - Old Time Irish Concerts - Children's Activities - Old-time games - Clay pigeon shooting - Live entertainment - Old-time garden party with a variety of bands - Seniors appreciation day - A Family day - Heritage day - A Night On Branch Wharf with FERGUS O'BRIEN and DERMOTT O'REILY - Beach Activities - Bon Fire - Family Glow Parade - Christmas In August , with a Kitchen Party with a variety of bands and much more.

For sale there will be BRANCH collectibles: Come Home Year Book - Come Home Year CD - Licence Plates-Key Chains- T-Shirts and Sweat Shirts.

The website for the Come Home Year is filled with information for the event. Hundreds of unbelievable pictures dating back to the early war years are all been submitted by former and present residents and will take hours to view and you can click into the above posted website address.

Please register your name with the committee as soon as possible to confirm if you will be attending the event and send in to the address below:

BRANCH COME HOME YEAR COMMITTEE

P.O. Box 141

Branch, NL, CA

A0B 1E0

E-Mail: keentime2007@crrstv.net