Just over a century ago Tamworth's Avenue of Honour was established on Gipps Street, and on Thursday the tradition will continue with the annual 7am Anzac service.
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In 1967 the Tamworth RSL sub-branch erected a memorial statue at the top end of the avenue, and until recently ran the annual service on the back of the Dawn Service at Anzac Park.
Recently the sub-branch however in recent years have stepped back from the service due to other commitments, leaving the Rotary Club of West Tamworth and the West Tamworth Sports and Bowling Club to take the reins six years ago.
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Bowling club chairman Bob Hennessy said the service is crucial to the local population.
"We wanted to pick the service up because there are a lot of elderly people and other people in west that might not be able to make it to the Dawn Service," he said.
"It was too big for the club to take on alone, and Rotary have been meeting at the bowling club for 50 years so it made sense we both take it on."
On Thursday the service will be conducted by Rotary club chairman Richard Chaffey and Reverend Gus Batley, with the address to be given by Hunter River Lancers' Major Wayne Clarke.
The RSL band will also be playing, and every year Tamworth High students provide tea, coffee and Anzac biscuits following the service.
Rotary board member Jim Booth said the Gipps Street service and avenue has a rich history in Tamworth, including having a direct descendent of the famed Lone Pine from Gallipoli growing next to the memorial.
"It has been really nice to see the service continue to grow each year and we hope to see another good crowd on Thursday morning," Mr Booth said.
