Guest 1735- Registered: 26 Apr 2016
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Lovely little service this morning at the war memorial ,well organised and very respectful ,well done to the Lady that organised it
Guest 1338- Registered: 9 Sep 2014
- Posts: 79
I agree Suzie Sue it was well attended with young and old present, the poem was lovely & well read & of course the Ghurka,s who are always welcome. Some Vets were present & all was videoed by Alan. All in all a lovely service & extremely well organised. The singing of the National Anthem at the end was particularly poignant.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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who was the lady who organised it,and why wasn't it made public
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,259
We heathens aren't in the clique Brian we might sully the whole affair
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Arte et Marte
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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lucky enough reg I caught the last hour and half of the beebs do at thiepvale,
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Fret ye not chaps the main event is yet to come.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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Brian Dixon wrote:lucky enough reg I caught the last hour and half of the beebs do at thiepvale,
I saw about the same amount Brian. Very, very moving especially when Abide With Me was played by that lone guardsman with the image of the field of flowers behind him and with the singer walking through all those graves.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
One can only assume AugustaWe are not in the know Brian.I read the letter in the Mercury this week written by Mr Pearson.He congratulated DDC obviously did not twig DD C do this every year They do different Locations.Terry will recall I was at Dover with Ann Smith when she was Mayor.
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Guest 1767- Registered: 1 Jun 2016
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The Somme Rembrance Service at the Memorial this morning was very poignant as the Whistle blew at the exact time & date 100 years ago. Fabulous news that the Dover RBL will be carrying out the honour at a later date & even more pleased that their numbers will increase Courtesy of The Staffordshire Brigade (my maternal side of my family
Guest 1767- Registered: 1 Jun 2016
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The Somme Rembrance Service at the Memorial this morning was very poignant as the Whistle blew at the exact time & date 100 years ago. Fabulous news that the Dover RBL will be carrying out the honour at a later date & even more pleased that their numbers will increase Courtesy of The Staffordshire Brigade (my maternal side of my family
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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yes jan that was very moving.
sue if you are right it was kept tight lipped.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 1338- Registered: 9 Sep 2014
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The service this morning was not advertised as such but was well advertised on FB, anyone was entitled to be present as the Memorial is a public place, no one in particular was invited - it was open to all. The town council were informed in plenty of time & knew the exact time etc that the service began. It certainly was not a secret & no one needed to be "in the know" Sue Nicholas as I said it was open to all, if DTC or the town clerk kept it to themselves then take it up with them. I will just add that services of Rememberence have been held all over the Country today shame on DTC for not organising one for Dover. The service to be held on Sunday has been organised by the RBL. We wish them well.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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lyn,at what time did it start.
Guest 1338- Registered: 9 Sep 2014
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It started at 07 20 Brian, a whistle was blown at 07 28 the exact time the first wave of soldiers went over the top, 2 mins silence was observed & a Ghurka played the last post. Poems were read prayers were said. The National Anthem was sung. It was very moving, there are plenty of photos on FB
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Which face book page.I usually look on this one and River community.So where woul I have read the information.
Guest 1338- Registered: 9 Sep 2014
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It wasn't put on here but was on D4D, D4 disgruntled & obviously on the news feed. Other people saw it as it was estimated there were about 40 members of the public there apart from those that participated.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Did anyone think to notify the local press as many people find Facebook groups too crass and/or poisonous?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Thanks for that Howard.I cannot access either of those.Still some people attended.I watched the service on TV.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Public transport not good at that time of day.
