Springwood Foundation Day parade

Finally getting underway after about an hour’s delay due a medical emergency in the main street

Our branch was represented in the parade this year by a very small but enthusiastic group of members including the NSW president, Mal Hewitt and branch president, Barry Redshaw, waving banners and handing out membership flyers and bumper stickers which were snapped up – we could have handed out more had we been carrying extra!

Crowd support was encouraging

Our new, powerful PA pounded out a collection of catchy themes from popular ABC television shows. The tunes were obviously fondly recognised by many spectators along the route as young, old and teenagers responded by dancing and singing along to the music.

Extraordinarily, a number of members were asked what was happening to the ABC by people from the crowd who had no idea about the funding cuts, staff redundancies and other damaging changes.

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