ANZAC morning 25th April and prior to Dawn, members of Martinborough Returned Services Assn, Defence Service Personnel and Returned Servicemen and women, Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade members, Rev May Croft, Councillors, Scouts, Martinborough School and Kuranui College students and Martinborough residents assembled outside Pain & Kershaw’s. The Parade, led by the Wairarapa Pipe Band and under Parade Marshall, Daniel Hawkins marched to the Cenotaph for our ANZAC Service at 6am.
The Venerable May Croft Archdeacon for Wairarapa, took the service, which included students from Martinborough School and Kuranui College reading the names of those members of the community who had lost their lives during the Boar War, World War I and II.
After the Service the parade marched to the Waihinga Centre and joined members of the community in the town hall for tea or coffee and something to eat which was prepared by Members of Rural Women NZ Martinborough Branch.
Our thanks go to the following who helped make this a memorable day.
- Wairarapa Pipe Band
- Rural Women NZ Martinborough Branch
- May Croft
- Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Martinborough Lions
- First Church Martinborough
- Martinborough School Student
- Kuranui College Students
- Peter Giddens
- Greytown Scout Group
- Martinborough Golf Club
- Councillor Kaye McAuley
- South Wairarapa District Council – Councillors & Staff
- Pukemanu Tavern
We welcome new members, if you would like to join the Martinborough RSA please do not hesitate to get in touch 0274414892.
