| November 2008 - Wivenhoe's Act of
Remembrance
It seems annual Act of Remembrance ceremonies are attracting an increasing number of people each year. Certainly Wivenhoe was no exception in 2008 with a good attendance at the Service in the Congregational Church, the Young People's Service in the William Loveless Hall and afterwards around the War Memorial. The weather was kind as we all marched down to St Mary's Churchyard, led by the familiar sight of the Brightlingsea Church Lads Brigade, followed by members of the Wivenhoe branch of the Royal British Legion, or Town Mayor Cllr Frances Richards, members of the Town and Borough Councils, our MP Bernard Jenkin MP and members of each of the Guide and Scout Units plus parents and friends. A long procession it was too. Prior to the services, several 1st Wivenhoe Scouts laid crosses on the 12 war graves in the two Wivenhoe cemeteries. At the bottom this page are three poems written by members of each of the three Brownie Units expressing their feelings about war. These were read by the girls at the Young People's Act of Remembrance. 'Lest we forget'
For the details of previous Remembrance Services, click here |
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Poems and
thoughts from Wivenhoe Brownies read out at the Young People's Act of
Remembrance:
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