Remembrance Day & Armistice Day
Date: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November
Internal Information:
- Saturday 11th November
On Saturday there will be a simple marking of the minutes silence at 11 am. Historic characters will ring a bell in the new High Street and The Village to inform visitors that we are pausing to pay respects at 11 am. Characters in buildings are invited to stand on their door step and join the visitors in the silence.
- Sunday 12th November
On Sunday we shall mark the Remembrance with readings in front of the chapel in the village; this will being at 10.50 am with poems, there will be a recording of the last post and reveille either side of the silence, culminating in the final poem about the war horses. Our historic characters will lay a red poppy wreath; Danny will be present and Michelle will have a purple wreath in memory of the animals of war. Again historic characters and visitors are asked to join us for the occasion.
Programming lead: Sheila Chamberlain-Hyett
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