BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 132

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pipers at The Big Hug".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 153

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lone piper signalling the official beginning of The Big Hug".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 152

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The piper plays as the large crowd hug each other".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 155

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The pipe band at The Big Hug".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 154

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Drummers at The Big Hug".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 01

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A piper stands beside the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. A concrete barrier blocking off the bridge is adorned with flowers. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".