16 Apr 2015
OUR
District
NEWS
CONNECTED, VIBRANT AND THRIVING MANAWATU – THE BEST RURAL LIFESTYLE IN NEW ZEALAND.
Field of Remembrance
“Take a moment to reflect that each of
the white crosses represents a life lost.”
A collaborative effort between Manawatu
District Council, Feilding RSA and
community groups has coordinated
the creation of Feilding’s Field of
Remembrance. 107 white crosses will be
strategically laid out on the landscape
plaza (outside the Feilding Hotel). Each
cross represents a local life lost and most
will bear the name of the fallen soldier. In
front of each cross will be a handmade
poppy.
The Field of Remembrance will feature in
Feilding from April 17 – 25 and will return
each year until 2018.
9.45am
10am
Gather at the village
Procession of vintage Army
vehicles on Main Road
10.15am March to Apiti Hall – Led by
Feilding and Districts Pipe
Band
10.30
Service
11.30
Morning tea
1pm
Pot luck lunch at Apiti Tavern
FEILDING
5.45am March from RSA Bowen
Street to Feilding Cenotaph
6am
Dawn Service
The Rua Kiwi Poppy
In Memory of LT Tim O’Donnell DSD RNZIR 1982-2010
Feilding RSA gifted 100 of these poppies
to the Manawatu District Council. The
Council purchased a further 100 poppies
so they can all be used during this year
and future commemorative ceremonies.
Some of the poppies first featured
on Armistice Day last year and were
well received by those who saw them
elegantly waving in Feilding’s town
square.
Mary-Anne also penned thoughtprovoking words entitled ‘The Rua Kiwi
Poppy’ reflecting the symbolism of the
poppies she has created. Remember
these words when you take time to
acknowledge and respect those who
lost their lives, and those who have
undertaken active service for our country.
ANZAC Day
Ceremonies
APITI
Tomorrow (April 17) is Poppy Day, at
11am, there will be small ceremony
opening the Field of Remembrance by
Mayor Margaret Kouvelis and Feilding
RSA. At the same time there will be a
release of 10 doves by the mayor and
representatives of other organisations that
have helped the RSA in this project.
The crosses were locally constructed with
donated materials and painted white, the
poppies were made by children at Feilding
Intermediate. Field of Remembrance is
a national initiative commemorating the
soldiers who fought, and in particular the
18,200 who gave their lives in World War I.
A unique visual experience on ANZAC Day
will be the gardens surrounding Feilding’s
cenotaph which are to be adorned with
200 stunning red steel poppies. The
poppies are hand-made and designed by
Feilding woman Mary-Anne O’Donnell.
Manawatu District
THE SHAPE: The flower is round like the
world, the world in which we live and
share.
THE BISECTED PETALS: Are the Northern
and Southern Hemispheres of that world,
separated by distance and time but
joined by family, friendship, governance
and history. A connectedness of people
across the nations.
THE UNFURLED FLOWER: Our coming
to maturity as a nation. Our openness,
our vulnerability, our willingness to help
others when called upon.
THE TWO LAYERS OF THE PETALS:
Represent the layers of existence, life and
death.
THE COLOUR RED: A reminder our
freedoms come at a cost! The appalling
amount of blood spilt over the past 100
years by those who served and those
who continue to serve.
BLACK: The colour of death, sacrifice,
sorrow, and pain.
THE STAMEN: These represent those
individuals who served and are still
serving our country. For 100 years
New Zealanders have stood shoulder
to shoulder, acutely aware of their
relationships and responsibilities to
each other, to those they serve and to
those they serve alongside. They are a
reminder that pride, honour, service and
sacrifice is still happening today.
TEN STAMEN: The same number of
New Zealand servicemen and women
who died while serving their country in
Afghanistan.
MOVEMENT: The symbol of life.
HANDCRAFTED: The poppies are
individually hand-shaped. A reminder
that like these poppies, no two people
are alike – they are unique in our world.
MADE IN NEW ZEALAND: These men and
women served and continue to serve
with pride so that we could and do have
a secure homeland with jobs and life
opportunities for all.
THE METAL MEDIUM: Reminds us of
the strength, substance, resilience and
durability shown by those who served
and serve, and by those who were left
behind. The back bone of our national
heritage. It has influenced our ability to
stand tall on the world stage and gives us
the courage and fortitude we will need in
the challenging years ahead.
THE WHOLE POPPY: An accumulation of
all these things and so much more.
LEST WE FORGET
©Poppy design, interpretation and
handcrafting by: Mary-Anne O’Donnell
2014. Rua Kiwi Poppies can be purchased
from ColourPlus, Harrisons Garden
Centre and Photographic Solutions.
HALCOMBE
10:45am March leaves Halcombe
School towards the
cenotaph, also opportunity
to fall in at rugby clubrooms
11:00
Service commences
12:00
Shared light luncheon at
Memorial hall – (please bring
a plate to share)
Static display in hall on WW1 and
commemorative booklet for sale
KIMBOLTON/KIWITEA
8am
Assemble Kimbolton Hall
8:15
March past to memorial gates
8:45
Move to Kimbolton Public
Hall for further ANZAC
Day activities followed by
morning tea at 9.45am
POHANGINA
10.00am Pohangina Cemetery
ANZAC Service followed by
opening of Pohangina Valley
ANZAC exhibition at County
Fayre
RANGIWAHIA
8.30am Assemble at Rangiwahia Fire
Brigade
8.45 am Rangiwahia Cenotaph
service, followed by morning
tea at Rangiwahia Hall
RONGOTEA
9.45am Assemble for parade at RSA
Hall Avon Street
10am
Memorial Service at Douglas
Square. Following the
service, morning tea will be
served at RSA Hall
SANSON
9.15am Parade assembles at
Wellington Road entrance
of Sanson School led by
Feilding Brass Band. March
to Sanson Cenotaph for
laying of wreaths and
poppies, Last Post, The Ode
and flag lowering. Followed
by a civil ceremony in the
adjacent Sanson Community
Centre and a morning tea.
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