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LOVE THIS REGION, LOVE THIS PAPER! LOVE THIS REGION, LOVE THIS PAPER! LOVE THIS RE-
Chronicle
The
Wednesday October 8 2008
LEVIN FOXTON SHANNON WAITARERE HOKIO OHAU MANAKAU WAIKAWA
love it HERE!
“Levin is a great
wee place to live.
The people are
friendly, always
make you welcome.
There’s a lot of
community groups
and organisations
you can become
involved in.
An artist’s impression of the new-look cenotaph looking north east.
Everything is close,
you can walk to
most places.”
‘We will remember them’
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Sylvia Edmondson, Levin
Help us update the inside
war memorial
By Linda Fletcher
who would like to make a donation in
cash or kind,” chairman Tom Hayes
History is repeating as The Chronicle said.
and the Adopt an Anzac group backed
The Chronicle general manager
by Horowhenua District Council today David Hill is right behind Adopt an
launch an appeal to raise money for a Anzac’s plans. “The paper is proud to
major town centre project to remember be associated with this appeal and we
our war dead.
give it our full support,” he said.
It’s almost 90 years since the cenotaph
Cash donations can be made at The
in the Levin Public Gardens was built Chronicle, Bristol Street, Levin, or at
after The Chronicle launched an appeal the Westpac Bank in Levin. They will be
The doors are open again and
for funds.
acknowledged in The Chronicle unless
young and old are flocking
Now the newspaper is backing plans the donor wants to remain anonymous.
for an upgrade to the memorial that will
there in droves.
The project is a major undertaking
cost up to $100,000 depending on how for Adopt an Anzac, a small group with
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Photo: Linda Fletcher cenotaph2
much labour, machinery and materials just seven members. It is not included
The war memorial remembering World War I
are donated.
in the council’s forward planning so it
casualties in the Levin Public Gardens is in line for
The existing Cenotaph in the Levin has no money available.
updating and new landscaping.
Public Gardens will remain as the focus
However, the council is backing the
for a revamp of the area which will plan and has provided officer support
feature a paved memorial plaza with through parks assets manager Doug
boxes made of toughened glass with the Tate who is working with the group and
images of poppies inside.
has arranged for plans to be drawn up.
Each one will be lit so the memorial
Adopt an Anzac is applying to
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constant reminder to passers-by of its funding as well as launching the public
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appeal.
The redevelopment will fit in with the
“The original cenotaph was built
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Our boys in the pink
on the opposite side of Cambridge keen to help us achieve our goal,” Mr
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Hayes said.
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