On Thursday 25 April, Kempsey Shire will gather once again for Anzac Day to commemorate the men and women who served our nation during war efforts. The 2024 celebrations will include traditional dawn services, marches and main services across the Macleay Valley.
Please find a list supplied by the Kempsey Macleay RSL Sub-Branch for the following services this year.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT KEMPSEY
5.20am: Ex-service personal will assemble at the Memorial Hall and march to the East Kempsey Memorial.
5.30am: The Dawn Service will commence at East Kempsey, then return to the Memorial Hall for breakfast supplied by Kempsey Macleay RSL Club for Veterans, Service personnel and RSL Members.
10.15am: Marchers to assemble at Sydney Street, next to the service station.
10.30am: All marchers will proceed to the East Kempsey Memorial along Belgrave Street across the bridge to Rudder Street.
11am: The East Kempsey Service will commence and after the service return to the Kempsey Macleay RSL Club.
12.30: Lunch will be served in the function rooms at the Kempsey Macleay RSL Club. The lunch is free for veterans, service personnel, ex-service personal, those in uniform and those wearing medals or RSL Badges RSL KEMPSEY MACLEAY SUB-BRANCH CONTACT 6563 1010.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT FREDERICKTON
9am: The Frederickton Service will commence at the Memorial. The March leaves at 0850hr from the Cemetery on Great North Road and proceeds on Great Northern Road to the Memorial. After the service the marchers march along Macleay Valley Way to the Frederickton Hotel.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT CRESCENT HEAD
9am: Marchers are to assemble at the Service Station and to march to the Memorial where the Crescent Head Service will commence.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT BELLBROOK
10.45am: The Bellbrook marches march from East Street along Main Street to the Memorial.
11am: The Service Starts.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT HAT HEAD
5.30am: The Dawn Service will commence at the Hat Head Bowling Club.
10am: The Hat Head Bowling Club Service will commence.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT WILLAWARRIN
5.30am: The Dawn Service will commence at the Willawarrin Memorial
9am: The Willawarrin Service will commence.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT GLADSTONE
10.45am: Marchers line up at Kinchela Street and Memorial Ave and march to the Memorial along Kinchela Street.
11am: The Gladstone Service will commence at the Memorial.
