Eight dawn services will be held around Cessnock City this Anzac Day, with a further eight later in the morning.
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All services will go ahead as planned (a risk assessment was conducted at Wollombi on Friday afternoon).
Cessnock's Anzac Day race meeting has been abandoned due to the wet weather.
ABERMAIN
8.30am – march from corner of Bathurst Street and Cessnock Road to Jeffries Park Cenotaph for service. Breakfast at Abermain Bowling Club afterwards.
BRANXTON
5.15am – Dawn service at Branxton Rotunda, John Rose Avenue.
11.15am – main march from corner of New England Highway and Elderslie Street to rotunda for service at 11.30am.
CESSNOCK
5.30am – Dawn service at Cessnock War Memorial.
9.30am – Service at Veterans Park, Aberdare.
11am – Main march to form up at Cessnock Ex-Services Club (schools form up between Peden’s Hotel and Cessnock Performing Arts Centre), march-off at 11.15am. March to proceed along Vincent Street and Cooper Street to the cenotaph for service.
GRETA
5.30am – dawn service at cenotaph.
9.30am – march from corner of Nelson Street and New England Highway to cenotaph for service.
KEARSLEY
5.30am – Dawn service (assemble at the tennis courts at 5am, march starts at 5.15am). Breakfast to follow at Kearsley Community Hall for a gold coin donation.
KURRI
5am – Dawn service at cenotaph at Rotary Park (assemble at Kurri Workers Club at 4.30am). Breakfast to follow at Kurri Workers Club at 6am; gold coin donation.
9.30am – Main march to form up at Kurri Mitre 10; fall in at 9.40am, march off at 9.45am. Service to start in Rotary Park at 10am. Lunch to follow at 12pm; tickets available from RSL sub-branch secretary Eric Keygan (RSVP by Wednesday).
MILLFIELD
5.15am – Meet at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, march to Millfield Public School for service followed by tea, coffee and toast.
NEATH
10am – service at Neath Hotel, including the lighting of the Miner’s Lamp.
PAXTON
5.10am – Meet at corner of McDonald and Anderson Avenues, march to Paxton Public School for service. Breakfast to follow at Paxton Bowling Club.
WESTON
9am – March to begin from Weston RSL Sub-Branch Hall on Cessnock Road. March will proceed along Cessnock Road; Hall, First and Station streets prior to service at cenotaph.
WOLLOMBI
5.45am – Service at Anzac Reserve, followed by breakfast at Wollombi Tavern.
