Wider call for respect

Lieutenant Commander Greg Liddy RNZN salues as Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick and board member Chris Minneé reflect.

Wider call for respect

Today’s Anzac Day dawn service in Cambridge put out a call for to people to appreciate and respect first responders alongside the traditional honouring of defence force personnel. Hundreds gathered outside the Cambridge Town Hall at 6am today to mark the solemn occasion.  – Viv Posselt

More than 600 people gathered outside Cambridge’s Town Hall later for the civic service three hours later to remember those who served and reflect on the values of courage, service and peace.

A strong community turnout, student voices and quiet moments of reflection marked the service held under a clear autumn sky. – Mary Anne Gill

More on the day will be in our April 30 issue.

Cambridge RSA president, Sgt Graham Johns, accompanied by Staff Sgt Richie Plas, laying the first wreath at the dawn service, one on behalf of those who served and their families. Photo: Viv Posselt

Piper Bryan Mitchell playing the lament ‘Flowers of the Forest’ at the end of the dawn ceremony. Photo: Viv Posselt

The Cambridge and Districts Pipe Band leads the parade to the Cambridge Town Hall for the Anzac Day Civic Service. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Waipa mayor Mike Pettit lays a wreath during the Anzac Day Civic service outside Cambridge Town Hall. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Lieutenant Commander Greg Liddy RNZN salues as Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick and board member Chris Minneé reflect. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

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