People in Weymouth are invited to attend the town’s annual Anzac Day service later this month. The event will take place on the seafront opposite the Prince Regent Hotel on the morning of the twenty fifth of April. The ceremony will include a wreath laying to remember Australian and New Zealand service personnel who passed through Dorset during the First World War. The Mayor of Weymouth will attend alongside a chaplain who will lead the service. A short road closure will be in place nearby during the event.
Residents and visitors are invited to attend Weymouth’s annual Anzac Day remembrance service on 25 April.
The service will take place at the Anzac Memorial on the seafront opposite the Prince Regent Hotel and will begin at 11am, with people advised to arrive before the start of the ceremony.
A wreath laying ceremony will remember thousands of Australian and New Zealand volunteer service personnel who passed through camps and hospitals in Dorset during the First World War.
The service will be led by chaplain Father Scott Anderson and will be attended by the Mayor of Weymouth, Councillor Caroline Nickinson.
Councillor Nickinson said the annual event recognises the sacrifices made by members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and confirmed members of the public are welcome to attend.
A temporary road closure will be in place between Pier Bandstand and Astrid Way from 10.30am and is expected to reopen by 11.45am.
A separate gathering is also planned at the memorial at 5.45am for those wishing to observe Anzac Day around sunrise.
