APPLICATIONS FOR EASTBOURNE FREEMASONS’ SCHOLARSHIP Closing date 15 May 2023. This $5,500 scholarship is available to students who have distinguished themselves during a minimum of three years tertiary study and who have lived in Eastbourne for a minimum of five years during their life. Application forms are available from the website. Contact: Gaby Brown 021 179 5311 https://www.eastbourne-bays-community-trust.org.nz/
Closing date: 15 June 2023. Applications from Eastbourne-Bays groups are invited. Application forms are available on the website (below) or from Eastbourne Library. Contact: Gaby Brown 021 179 5311 or email: trustees@ebct.org.nz. For information on the Trust go to: https://www.eastbourne-bays-community-trust.org.nz/
Anzac Day is observed annually on 25 April. It honours New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned and serving servicemen and women. The date marks the anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers (the Anzacs) on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The aim was to capture the Dardanelles and open a sea route to the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. At the end of the campaign, Gallipoli was still held by its Ottoman Turkish defenders. Thousands lost their lives during the Gallipoli campaign, including 2779 New Zealanders. On 25 April, ceremonies are held at war memorials all across New Zealand, and in
Resilience Expo Digital Display Rotation (Eastbourne Library inside & outside) - click anywhere to close.