| Sunday 12th November 2006 -
Remembrance Day in Wivenhoe
The weather was bright and the morning's chill breeze had died away by the afternoon when Wivenhoe held its Remembrance Services. It was the turn of the Congregational Church to host the Wivenhoe Remembrance Service with around 150 people assembled in the Wm Loveless Hall for the Young People's Service. Prior to the commencement of the two services, members of 1st Wivenhoe Scouts went to the Wivenhoe Cemeteries and laid crosses on the war graves. Whilst Town Mayor, Cllr Penny Kraft attended the main service along with MP Bernard Jenkin, other Town and Borough Councillors, members of the Royal British Legion and many other people, Deputy Mayor Cllr Dave Purdey and Anne Jenkin attended the Young People's Service at which Beavers, Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides and Explorer Scouts read out thoughts about war, read prayers and poems they had written, or played war-time music in the case of the Explorer Scouts. After the services, the Colchester Boys Brigade Band led everyone to the War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard where, after the list of Wivenhoe's fallen was read, the Exhortation given, and Last Post sounded, Cllr Penny Kraft laid the first wreath, followed by Ralph Moss from the Royal British Legion and wreaths from other organisations including the Police and Scout and Guides. After the short service around the War Memorial conducted jointly by Rev David Thomas and Pastor Patrick Baxter, people either went to the British Legion Hall for refreshments or to the William Loveless Hall. In the evening, St Mary's Singers performed Music for Remembrance for which the main work was the 'Sparrow' Mass in C major by Mozart with other choral music by John Rutter and Mendelssohn. The singers were conducted by Director of Music, Graham Wadley, the organist John Rippin and Amanda Arthur played the clarinet.
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