[Misc] Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance

[Raleigh Chopper]

My old man has been in a Royal British Legion care home for 2 years now and it is a fantastic home.
I always buy a poppy but since I have experienced this home my contribution has increased somewhat.
I go out and find an old veteran wearing all his medals who is selling poppies because I like to thank him or her and see his or her face as I put my contribution in the tin.
Remembrance Sunday is always a big event in Plymouth being a military and very patriotic city, all the forces turn out and there are still thousands of veterans living here from WW2 to Afghanistan.

 

[swindonseagull]

They shall not grow old the Peter Jackson colourised documentary about WW1 is on BBC4 @ 2100 on Nov 14th, if you have not seen it IMO its a must watch, especially to give kids a view of what life was like...

 

[jakarta]

Happy to do Poppy Duty, even in villages like Storrington we still have lots of veterans for the Sunday Service,

Have noticed we now have a few youngsters with medals attending, Iraq and Afghanistan I presume.

 

[Bry Nylon]

So, here we are in 2021.

Always a 'must watch' event for me - not least because it's sense of dignity, solemnity yet continuity strikes the perfect tone for remembrance, gratitude and pride in the professionalism and sacrifice of our armed forces and their families.

So I turn on tonight and some idiot is belting out a Take That number to open the event? Nothing wrong with Take That in the right circumstances, but I hate the way in recent years producers of this event feel it needs to be an 'entertainment' event, as well as an act of national remembrance for our fallen. It was just perfect exactly how it was.

 

[dazzer6666]

My dear old grandad bore the RBL Standard at the Festival a couple of times (did 40 years of standard-bearing whilst nan was selling poppies). Always said it was a sod of a day….very, very long and hard work, but he wouldn’t have missed it for the world. I’ve got all of his WWII memorabilia including his POW diary he kept. Deeply miss him, the humblest, gentlest bloke I’ve ever known.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Gregory porter just massacred He Ain’t Heavy!

Being a choir singer we were always told if the soloist was struggling and there was our parts being sung, to belt it out to help them out, or in the worst case, drown then out….which is what happened!

 

[GT49er]

Gregory porter just massacred He Ain’t Heavy!

Being a choir singer we were always told if the soloist was struggling and there was our parts being sung, to belt it out to help them out, or in the worst case, drown then out….which is what happened!

Dreadful dirge. Shouldn't be within a thousand miles of such a prestigious and moving event. Murdering it? - it's dead whenever/however it's sung!

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Gregory porter just massacred He Ain’t Heavy!

Being a choir singer we were always told if the soloist was struggling and there was our parts being sung, to belt it out to help them out, or in the worst case, drown then out….which is what happened!

That was purely embarrassing.
Glad to see The Booties doing there stuff and at the top of their game as always

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[Dave the OAP]

My great grandfather was a career soldier and caught a lung disease in the Far East serving before 1914. He died when he re-enlisted and caught something else that got him and he is buried in Doncaster.



This is his brother Arnold who is a tragic story. He was send out as replacements for casualties at the first battle of the Somme. He was transferred to the MGC ( machine gun corps) so must have seen some really horrible things! He died from injuries in 1917. A very young man!

I am finding out about the military side of my family fascinating.

It’s great being able to celebrate and remember through this annual “ show”

 

[GT49er]

Hope the guitarist they had last(?) year gets another airing.

 

[AmexRuislip]

So, here we are in 2021.

Always a 'must watch' event for me - not least because it's sense of dignity, solemnity yet continuity strikes the perfect tone for remembrance, gratitude and pride in the professionalism and sacrifice of our armed forces and their families.

So I turn on tonight and some idiot is belting out a Take That number to open the event? Nothing wrong with Take That in the right circumstances, but I hate the way in recent years producers of this event feel it needs to be an 'entertainment' event, as well as an act of national remembrance for our fallen. It was just perfect exactly how it was.

I can understand your comments on the entertainment factor.
But I guess bringing 'celebrities' into this prestigious event is an aim to educate people, young and old on why this event is held.

 

[GT49er]

I can understand your comments on the entertainment factor.
But I guess bringing 'celebrities' into this prestigious event is an aim to educate people, young and old on why this event is held.

Quite right that it should change and evolve over the years. The trick is not to do it too fast - but maybe they're going just a tad too fast? ........... opinions, eh?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Quite right that it should change and evolve over the years. The trick is not to do it too fast - but maybe they're going just a tad too fast? ........... opinions, eh?

Military and celebrity already has already been around.

 

[dazzer6666]

On that theme, brilliant from Alexandra Burke and accompanying players - beautifully done….

She was quite awesome in the SAS celebrity thing as well. Think she gets it.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I love Ceremonial Sunset with RM bugles.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Enjoyed that, looked a classy event

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[Bry Nylon]

I love Ceremonial Sunset with RM bugles.

Never fails to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Never fails to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

A lone piper playing Flowers of the Forest always gets me.

 

[Bry Nylon]

A lone piper playing Flowers of the Forest always gets me.

Have you reported him?

 

[dazzer6666]

A lone piper playing Flowers of the Forest always gets me.

…the most touching moment of the Duke’s funeral. Beautiful but so sad.