A small crowd was able to gather at the cenotaph in Cooke Park on Wednesday morning to honour the fallen, from not only World War I but from all wars, this Remembrance Day.
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It's the first time a commemoration service of this kind has been able to be held in Parkes since the Covid-19 pandemic hit earlier in the year.
Holy Family Primary School choir sang and all schools in Parkes were represented at the service, with students citing the names of the fallen from the Parkes Shire.
The student who read the citations were:
Citation of the names of the fallen
Parkes High School - Zayne Eshman and Marites Woods.
Red Bend Catholic College - James Finn and Maisy Osbourne.
Parkes Christian School - Laura Cabban and Sophie Field.
Holy Family Catholic School - Hamish McGrath and Evie Allen.
Parkes Public School - Taj Lovett and Lucy McGregor.
Parkes East Public School - Brody Beuzeville and Grace Dunford.
Middleton Public School - Josie Jennings and Hayden Lamond.
Here are the scenes from the morning.
Christine Little
I love sharing people's stories, particularly local stories that are special and important to the people of Parkes. If there is one thing I have learnt in my 10 years of community journalism, it's that stories are everywhere. All it takes is a good story teller to make it worth reading. Email: christine.little@parkeschampionpost.com.au
I love sharing people's stories, particularly local stories that are special and important to the people of Parkes. If there is one thing I have learnt in my 10 years of community journalism, it's that stories are everywhere. All it takes is a good story teller to make it worth reading. Email: christine.little@parkeschampionpost.com.au
