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ANZAC Day falls on a Saturday this year so Saturday is the public holiday.

Just because most of us don't get a day off school or work, we shouldn't overlook reflection on Saturday amidst our usual Saturday activities.

Lest we Forget.

absolutely
I will be attending a dawn service, then marching through the city then attending the Union Pub to catch up with mates, which means no footy for me on saturday

lest we forget

I went to dawn service with my dad when i was young
but havent been for a few years since I dont live with him
Im gonna make a big effort to get down there this year for the service

Ill be heading to the TTG dawn service as I do every year
I always feel like shit cos its my birthday the day before but I feel its my Australian duty

I will be playing football against TTG. I am expecting TTG to hold a great day remembering the people who fought for our great country and expect both Clubs in all grades to attend the day and play in the ANZAC spirit

Ill be playing my 100th game (barring injury) against adel uni at home....

and what great weather its gonna be... 17 and showers..

we will be playing footy at the Shoe and have arranged a bugler to play the last post prior to the A grade game also a minutes silence b4 all games.

"They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them"

shoe boy wrote:we will be playing footy at the Shoe and have arranged a bugler to play the last post prior to the A grade game also a minutes silence b4 all games.

"They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them"

Never did in the early 90s shoe boy ???

Semaphore RSL has a good service, complete with a 21 gun salute and old warplane fly over. I've been the last 4 years. It's still bullshit we don't have a public holiday on the Monday or Friday. I heard it's because of the shops having a bitch they will miss out on cash, which wouldn't surprise me. Can't beat greed in this day and age. Any truth to that?

Drop Bear wrote:Semaphore RSL has a good service, complete with a 21 gun salute and old warplane fly over. I've been the last 4 years. It's still bullshit we don't have a public holiday on the Monday or Friday. I heard it's because of the shops having a bitch they will miss out on cash, which wouldn't surprise me. Can't beat greed in this day and age. Any truth to that?

I go down to the Semaphore service too, have for the last 6-7 years. The crowd gets bigger and bigger every year.

Lets hope some of the usual idiots at the SANFL Anzac day matches learn to keep thier mouths shut at the Minutes Silence at the Anzac day matches, or at least lets hope that Weslo and the redcoats turn a blind eye to idiots that cant control themselves having the living s**t beaten out of them afterwards by the rest of the crowd that do give a stuff about what Anzac day means.....

Felch wrote:

Drop Bear wrote:Semaphore RSL has a good service, complete with a 21 gun salute and old warplane fly over. I've been the last 4 years. It's still bullshit we don't have a public holiday on the Monday or Friday. I heard it's because of the shops having a bitch they will miss out on cash, which wouldn't surprise me. Can't beat greed in this day and age. Any truth to that?

I go down to the Semaphore service too, have for the last 6-7 years. The crowd gets bigger and bigger every year.

I've been going to the Henley Service for the last however many years, but am tempted to get down to Semaphore this year .. Where is the RSL lads?

Constance_Perm wrote:

Felch wrote:

Drop Bear wrote:Semaphore RSL has a good service, complete with a 21 gun salute and old warplane fly over. I've been the last 4 years. It's still bullshit we don't have a public holiday on the Monday or Friday. I heard it's because of the shops having a bitch they will miss out on cash, which wouldn't surprise me. Can't beat greed in this day and age. Any truth to that?

I go down to the Semaphore service too, have for the last 6-7 years. The crowd gets bigger and bigger every year.

I've been going to the Henley Service for the last however many years, but am tempted to get down to Semaphore this year .. Where is the RSL lads?

The service is at the monument at the end of Semaphore Road near the jetty. The RSL is about 50metres back up the road from where the service is. It's packed afterwards. Can't beat a beer at 7 in the morning! If everyone else is doing I don't feel like an alco.

Drop Bear wrote:Can't beat a beer at 7 in the morning! If everyone else is doing I don't feel like an alco.

And a Brandy 'n' Milk !! (Hot Toddy!!).

Usually go to the CLG service, but this year my Dad is an official at the Dawn Service in town as well as the March so will
go in and watch him do his stuff....

Drop Bear wrote:

Constance_Perm wrote:

Felch wrote:

Drop Bear wrote:Semaphore RSL has a good service, complete with a 21 gun salute and old warplane fly over. I've been the last 4 years. It's still bullshit we don't have a public holiday on the Monday or Friday. I heard it's because of the shops having a bitch they will miss out on cash, which wouldn't surprise me. Can't beat greed in this day and age. Any truth to that?

I go down to the Semaphore service too, have for the last 6-7 years. The crowd gets bigger and bigger every year.

I've been going to the Henley Service for the last however many years, but am tempted to get down to Semaphore this year .. Where is the RSL lads?

The service is at the monument at the end of Semaphore Road near the jetty. The RSL is about 50metres back up the road from where the service is. It's packed afterwards. Can't beat a beer at 7 in the morning! If everyone else is doing I don't feel like an alco.

Cheers mate, might come down to who I can sponge a lift from - The Henley goers or the Semmy goers .. Not game to drive after the night before and breakfast beers

Probly go to the Dawn service down at Brighton. Followed by breakfast at the Espy. Then might go see the West Adelaide Juniors play at Norwood

I have the honour of playing footy on adelaide oval this year in the curtain raiser to the Centrals v Glenelg game. Being an adelaide boy its an honour to play on the SANFL's biggest day ( bar GF) and be part of the excitment and festivities. If you are not doing anything from 12:30 saturday come out and watch the best of the ADF go head to head with the Australian Combined Emergency Servisces. The bigger the crowd the better for these blokes.

Ryno

Have just this minute booked a trip to the Western Front in Belgium for ANZAC day. Nothing like planning ahead! Will be attending a dawn service in Ypres, followed by a visit to the Australian War Memorial and then another service hosted by the Mayor of Ypres. Then on the Sunday we visit the battlefield in Passchendaele.

Should be a great experience and a great way to honour ANZAC day.

cennals05 wrote:Have just this minute booked a trip to the Western Front in Belgium for ANZAC day. Nothing like planning ahead! Will be attending a dawn service in Ypres, followed by a visit to the Australian War Memorial and then another service hosted by the Mayor of Ypres. Then on the Sunday we visit the battlefield in Passchendaele.

Should be a great experience and a great way to honour ANZAC day.

Sounds fantastic! Enjoy

just got back from dawn service at morphett vale.... great turn out despite the cool, wet and windy conditions.... around 8000 ppl went i think ....