Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

I'd like to talk about the special dinner that we had at the Macclesfield RSL last Saturday night. It was a dinner to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which happened on 2 September 1945. Everyone was dressed to the nines or, you could say, dressed to 1945! There were kilts. There were victory rolls in hair. It was a fantastic night. We had the Army band serenading us, and many of us danced. In fact, the RSL even organised dance lessons for people so that people could feel confident getting on the floor.

I'd like to acknowledge the president of the Macclesfield RSL, Dennis Oldenhove, and his wife, Kaye. Bev Slack, who is a member of the RSL, organised all of the catering. We had a massive country roast with turkey, lamb, all the vegetables and more desserts than you could possibly believe. It was a fantastic night for young and old. We even started the night in the RSL, where we ate bully beef, which I can tell you is something you wouldn't believe, and curried eggs. That was to really take us back to 1945 to think about those wonderful young men who went to war on behalf of all of us.

I'd really like to say to would like to Macclesfield RSL: you are a fantastic group of people. Congratulations to you on such a wonderful and successful night.

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