MEMBERS from the Lions Club of Haddon and District, and their supporters, will no longer need to haul one hundred chairs to the town\u2019s RSL cenotaph each April for Anzac services.<\/p>\n
As part of the Lions Club of Haddon and District\u2019s Community Betterment Portfolio, member of 58 years Murray Pope said permanent bench seating has been installed at the cenotaph, now sitting ready for service-goers in 2022.<\/p>\n
Half-funded by a grant from the Australian Lions Foundation, with the Club covering the balance, Golden Plains Shire organised the logistics of installing the seats which are made of recycled plastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the past 19 years we\u2019ve run the service at Haddon… carting down sufficient chairs, then returning them to the clubrooms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when we realised we had some saved funds, we thought, why can\u2019t we put some seats there permanently?\u201d<\/p>\n
With enough seats for approximately 70 people, Mr Pope hopes the community will enjoy the space throughout the year, holding other public outdoor events.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Community Betterment Project is all about what we can do to help the community, and that\u2019s what we did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing a small area like Haddon, there\u2019s not a heap of opportunities to do a large project like this that needs to be done, but it\u2019s enhanced the area unbelievably and the people of Haddon will use these.\u201d<\/p>\n
Originally planning for green seats, they have been manufactured in a grey colourway, which Mr Pope said is a more appropriate colour and one he\u2019s \u201cvery happy\u201d with.<\/p>\n
The seats were crafted in Victoria by Carrum Downs recycled plastics manufacturer Replas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MEMBERS from the Lions Club of Haddon and District, and their supporters, will no longer need to haul one hundred chairs to the town\u2019s RSL cenotaph each April for Anzac services. As part of the Lions Club of Haddon and District\u2019s Community Betterment Portfolio, member of 58 years Murray Pope said permanent bench seating has […]<\/p>\n