REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
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I report a reprise of my post #64 last year ... although I had the impression that the public attendance was even greater.
"They shall not grow old, as we grow old ... "
"They shall not grow old, as we grow old ... "
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I joined my eldest son as he went to the local service with his Beaver colony (that's junior cubs to the uninitiated) He carried the Union jack from the church to the war memorial and stood quietly as they read each of the 309 names from the memorial.
I wore my medals for the first time ever and we were both proud of each other and proud to be there.
Little Tash was also very impressed to meet a WW2 AG with more medals than chest to pin them on.
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I wore my medals for the first time ever and we were both proud of each other and proud to be there.
Little Tash was also very impressed to meet a WW2 AG with more medals than chest to pin them on.
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Wonderful day. Due to time of year/weather was able to watch both the RBL Festival of Remembrance last night and the Cenotaph ceremony this morning on th BBC TV.
After that a glass or two were raised and a pleasant time was enjoyed explaining to my local friends why I was wearing a Poppy.
There was more than a little dust around during the veteranīs march and some of the family interviews.
After that a glass or two were raised and a pleasant time was enjoyed explaining to my local friends why I was wearing a Poppy.
There was more than a little dust around during the veteranīs march and some of the family interviews.
As I've been on Night watchkeeping all over the weekend I saw none of the live coverage. However, I intend to go and have a look at the Tower Hill poppy memorial when I finish my shift at 0600 and begin the commute home.
As I approach my last year in uniform it feels like the appropriate thing to do.
Per Ardua.
As I approach my last year in uniform it feels like the appropriate thing to do.
Per Ardua.
Like many thousands of others Mrs TTN and I attended a Remembrance Day service in our local parish church this morning. Lovely service, hymns we all knew, then outside to the war memorial in the graveyard for the Last Post courtesy of two young girls from the local silver band then two minutes silence aided and abetted by the local constabulary who stopped the traffic on the road past the church. Glorious weather, it poured last night and again this afternoon so someone was smiling on us!
Chastening to remember that the reason for all of this is the fact that so many have died needlessly in wars, and probably will continue to do so.
Chastening to remember that the reason for all of this is the fact that so many have died needlessly in wars, and probably will continue to do so.
I find this annual repetition of events like this somehow comforting, and the fact that it means that I'm one year nearer the end doesnt really seem to matter. At least I've had better luck than the poor sods we are remembering today, particularly those who died in the last 12 months.
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Good turn out - about 50 folk of all ages - for the 12 noon Service of Remembrance at the war memorial. Weather was good too. Two minute silence only broken by the calls of curlews, honking of geese and the surf breaking on the beach. I remembered last year's service when my late wife, ex-WRAC who died in July this year, had the honour of laying a wreath.
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I find it interesting that in much off the UK we also have gone back to the 2 minutes silence on the 11th, not just on Remembrance Sunday
Until the mid-80's I can't remember any ceremony on the 11th if it fell on a weekday or Saturday and then re-adoption of the 11th seemed to accelerate through the end of the 1990's
Also much more publicity about the whole thing - -which is good................
Until the mid-80's I can't remember any ceremony on the 11th if it fell on a weekday or Saturday and then re-adoption of the 11th seemed to accelerate through the end of the 1990's
Also much more publicity about the whole thing - -which is good................
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O valiant hearts who to your glory came
Through dust of conflict and through battle flame;
Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved,
Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war
As who had heard Gods message from afar;
All you had hoped for, all you had, you gave,
To save mankindyourselves you scorned to save.
Through dust of conflict and through battle flame;
Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved,
Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war
As who had heard Gods message from afar;
All you had hoped for, all you had, you gave,
To save mankindyourselves you scorned to save.
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Harry, I was in Tesco earlier and they had notes taped to the tills saying they would be participating in a 2 minute silence at 11am.
I thought that was very good of them.
I thought that was very good of them.
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And at 1100 today, at our Poppy Depot, all work on counting and packing ceased for 2 minutes. Just a bunch of elderly* volunteers, with an average age of over 70, many of whom would be remembering The Occupation as well as the Fallen.
Looking around the room, you realise how much effort the really old people put in, year after year, to support Poppy Appeal and the work of the RBL. Half of them can barely walk, but they are still doing their bit ... sat in a chair, at a table, counting and logging piles of coins. As they say in the commercial, "Every little helps". Bless them all**.
Oh, as the Appeal Chairman said at 1100 "Will those of you can, please stand for The Silence"
* I'm one of the young ones
** We have about 900 volunteers here during Poppy, helping in one way or another. Quite amazing, from a population of about 100,000.
Looking around the room, you realise how much effort the really old people put in, year after year, to support Poppy Appeal and the work of the RBL. Half of them can barely walk, but they are still doing their bit ... sat in a chair, at a table, counting and logging piles of coins. As they say in the commercial, "Every little helps". Bless them all**.
Oh, as the Appeal Chairman said at 1100 "Will those of you can, please stand for The Silence"
* I'm one of the young ones
** We have about 900 volunteers here during Poppy, helping in one way or another. Quite amazing, from a population of about 100,000.
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"Until the mid-80's I can't remember any ceremony on the 11th if it fell on a weekday or Saturday and then re-adoption of the 11th seemed to accelerate through the end of the 1990's"
IIRC there was a special effort for 11 November 1995 to mark 50 years since the end of the Second World War. That raised people's awareness, and it gained momentum over the subsequent years.
IIRC there was a special effort for 11 November 1995 to mark 50 years since the end of the Second World War. That raised people's awareness, and it gained momentum over the subsequent years.
The turnout at ABW today was good, with the central plaza full to capacity. Although, not particularly religious, I thought the Service was delivered very eloquently, but I was surprised that the ceremony was not completed with the Lord's Prayer...........!
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I know it's a bit tacky to address the mercenary side of things, but Remembrance = Poppy = Care for Beneficiaries.
I have to say that our little Island, with a population of c. 100,000, raised Ģ171,000 for RBL this year. What is needed here gets spent here, on those in need, and the balance goes to the UK to support their work.
The mixture of emotion and practicality is complex.
I have to say that our little Island, with a population of c. 100,000, raised Ģ171,000 for RBL this year. What is needed here gets spent here, on those in need, and the balance goes to the UK to support their work.
The mixture of emotion and practicality is complex.
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I was in Bruges on Sunday. Lots of poppies in evidence, both British and Belgian, but no silence. Quite possible they observe the 11th alone.
