Council urges attendance for ANZAC Day Services
22 April, 2008
To: Chief Reporter
From: Nalinesh Arun - CCC Communications Team
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL MEDIA RELEASE The Christchurch
City Council continues to grow its support for ANZAC With 15 Dawn services scheduled for
April 25 in Christchurch, Dave "There is a fairly good
spread of services outside of the metropolitan The Council provides support for the Christchurch
RSA's 6.30am Dawn An Iroquois helicopter of. No 3
Sq., RNZAF Ohakea will fly over The Christchurch
Tramway is offering returned service people a free
ride Trams will also be available from the
completion of the Dawn Service for At 10.00am, a Citizens' Service will be held in
ChristChurch Cathedral. Local professional musician Craig Smith will
sing his own composition Our City
O-Tautahi, corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Boulevard,
has The Council encourages
everyone to attend a service, be it at dawn or City Services Air Force Museum, Harvard Avenue 12.00
noon FOR THE CITIZENS OF
CHRISTCHURCH
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Council urges attendance
around the city for ANZAC Day services
Day
commemorations even as Dawn Services around the City attract
more
participants.
Adamson, Civic &
International Relations Co-ordinator with
the
Christchurch City Council, is urging participants to
attend one nearest
to them.
area and
it is hoped that these will ease the ever-growing crowds
around
central Christchurch that we have been
experiencing the past few years,"
says Mr Adamson who has
been involved in ANZAC Day services for the past
12
years.
Service at the cenotaph in Cathedral
Square. Last year around 5000
people attended the Service
at the Cathedral Square.
Cathedral Square at
6.55am, to coincide with the ending of the Dawn
Service,
and coffee and Anzac biscuits will be available for the
public
afterwards. Although free, any donations made will
all go to the
Christchurch RSA.
on the tram, as a sign of their respect for those
who have served our
country. For the duration of ANZAC
day, Friday 25th April, any services
people showing their
service medals or other form of identification can
board
free of charge.
those wishing to
travel by tram to the RSA on Armagh Street. As long
as
service medals are shown no ticket needs to be
purchased.
This is organised by the
Christchurch City Council, in conjunction with
the
cathedral and the Returned Services Association, for the
citizens of
Christchurch. The Address this year will be
given by Mayor Bob Parker.
Members of local youth groups
will parade their colours, as well as play
a part in the
service.
Lest We Forget (the Anzac Song)
accompanied by two musicians. He wrote
the song to
commemorate the service of his three great-uncles,
who
served in Libya and Egypt. Have a look at
www.craigsmith.co.nz go to
Album section, album is called
'13 Originals'. Lest We Forget is Track
13.
an exhibition called They are Not Missing - They are
Here, 21 April - 7
June, free admission. It features a
foundation of beautiful and poignant
photographs from
Commonwealth War Graves Commission sites around the
world
commemorating 90 years of service. The exhibition
includes
personal stories and perspective from our local
people.
www.ccc.govt.nz/ourcity
otherwise.
Akaroa War Memorial 11.30am
Cathedral Square,
Cenotaph 6.30am
Diamond Harbour Memorial
Hall 11.00am
Halswell Domain, War
Memorial 9.00am
Heathcote, Cnr Martindale and Bridle Path
Roads 6.15am
Little River Community
Centre 9.30am
Lyttelton: War Graves Cemetery, Reserve
Terrace 9.00am
Lyttelton Cenotaph 10.15am
New
Brighton, Opp. New Brighton Working Men's
Club 9.30am
Papanui, St James Park, St James
Avenue 9.10am
Paparua, Kirk Road Pharmacy,
Templeton 10.00am
Prebbleton Hall,
Prebbleton 9.00am
Riccarton, Upper Riccarton War Memorial
Library,
Church Corner (opposite
Countdown) 6.30am
Rolleston Community Centre 12.00
noon
Sumner/Redcliffs, Outside All Saints Anglican
Church,
Wakefield Avenue 10.45am
Wycola Shops,
Wycola Avenue 9.00am
Citizens' Service: 10.00am
ChristChurch
Cathedral, Cathedral
Square
Ends