So who went...
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Topic: So who went...
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: So who went...
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 2:12pm
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to a dawn parade??? I went to the Feilding dawn service and there would of been easily 2000 people there (we were told that Palmy wouldn't of had that many at the dawn service). I have just gotten home after doing 3 ANZAC services. For some reason this year was really good. My boys were really well behaved at all 3 services. Now i'm just tired. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 2:26pm
I made it to the one our band plays at! Havent played with the band since last ANZAC day when I was 20odd weeks preg! But I managed. Tom was fantastic. I'm buggered too and he isnt
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 2:53pm
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Dh wanted to take Ethan but i said no..he said turnout was great.. what do you play nzpiper? i used to play cornet... ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 3:57pm
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We went to Palmy, I'm not good at estimating amounts of ppl but I think we would have had 2,000. Anyhow, it was not very long and quite exciting getting up so early (so I & the girls thought hehe). I'm shattered now but I'm usually shattered at 2pm anyway these days We're going back next year! -------------  |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 5:14pm
Have a guess (it has something to do with my forum name) 
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foxxy_one wrote:Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 7:10pm
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lol...i blame the baby brain:) ! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 7:33pm
We went to one at 11am (wasn't keen on getting up too early ) and there were hundreds at the one we went to as well. Apparently this year was the busiest they have seen the parades for years! 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 8:22pm
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I went to Rongotea with DH and the armourers, sadly not as many vets as previous years. The RSA ladies put on a yummie morning tea. It was a great day for it. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 9:08pm
Over 3,000 in Palmy!!! Woot!!! 
I'd love to go to a "big city" parade sometime though. I saw some on the news today and, well, we had the Salvation Army Band and a lone piper. Nothing wrong with the SA band but honestly, ANZAC Day people? Where's the Army band?! ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 9:13pm
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I was going to go to the 11am one, ended up being still in bed tho, something to do with being up half the night with a naughty gremlin
Maya is so onto it tho, she's been watching the news coverage and she knows all about Turkey and the vets and the dawn parade and poppies, I am so proud of her, so patriotic! She watched the morning services with Willie on TV this morning. Mum and Dad went to Martin Pl in Sydney, I am so jealous, I love the dawn service there, it is truly spooky and eerie and very fitting. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 9:19pm
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The Army band were in Auckland as they were on TV1 news as they went and played at the old bandmasters place as he is dying of cancer after the dawn service. I loved seeing the army band on TV (so can't wait to see them in November) as I know a few of the members (funny that I play for a brass band). Wow 3000 is a good turnout, I knew our MD was stretching the truth when he said Palmy wouldn't have that many there. Every place had more numbers this year. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 9:23pm
And my poppa was on the news tonight  They showed a close up of him and I was so proud 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 9:50pm
| we made it to the museum last nite to see the film on the walls of the museum...kinda cool but COLD! |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 11:39pm
We were up at 3.30am and off to the Gallipoli Barracks at Enoggera here in Brissy for a 5am dawn ceremony. We didnt go to the main ceremony we went to a smaller one with the hospital regiment. It was nice. Except it makes me miss home like mad and gets a bit emotional  .------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: muppet
Date Posted: 26 April 2008 at 5:32pm
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We were playing in the Waikumete Cemetary dawn one in Auckland. Apparently 10,500 people were there! Got on the news as well
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