Discover Waikumete Cemetery Armistice Day Walk - 11th Nov 2.30pm

One hundred years ago, on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11a.m. 1918, the Great War ended but behind the celebrations tragedy loomed. Tales of young men returning wounded and broken, families torn apart and the 1918 influenza pandemic sweeping the nation just as people were looking forward to a brighter future after many years of hardship and sacrifice.

Join us as we explore some of the stories behind the soldier's gravestones at Waikumete Cemetery.

Meeting at the cenotaph in the Service Persons Area, corner of Great North and Glenview Rds, weather permitting.

Please dress for the weather and possible boggy terrain, bring a drink and sensible shoes. The walk will take approx. 2 hours.

The cost for these walks is $5.00 per person. No booking necessary.

This is a wonderful time to visit this cemetery as it has the biggest range of South African wildflowers outside of the Savannah Desert and the most outstanding of all, the Ixia, tends to be coming well into bloom.

If you have the time, you may like to bring a picnic and enjoy the ambience of this magnificent cemetery, which at this time of the year showcases spring at it's very best.

Ixia in Bloom - 12 November 2017
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For enquiries please phone 625-1750