The minute's silence today.

[Braders]

Another nice touch was the display on the electronic perimeter advertising during the silence

I didn't notice it , what was it?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I didn't notice it , what was it?

Black background with poppies all along it.

 

[Braders]

Ah , nice touch

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Absolute rubbish he is saying the exact opposite the serving soldiers werent recognised and should have been just by the attendance and appearance of a small escort. He is a very proud man remembering his grandfather led the burial party at the tomb of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey

Oh hi Ben. You write very like your Grandad.

 

[Everest]

Black background with poppies all along it.

Nice to see. Last season they kept the normal adverts going.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ah , nice touch

Somebody probably thinks that's cheap though, and that the club should have planted 800,000 actual poppies around the perimeter for the occasion.

Bad, bad Albion

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Poppyman was there last year too and I don't recall any fuss. It's a good visual way to collect money. As we celebrate the centenary there are now a range of 'Poppies' available as well as the traditional one we have had for so many years. Charites have to move on and think of original ways to collect money.
As for the minutes silence at the ground. Very moving and very well co-ordinated by the club.

 

[Mackenzie]

Just back from the Abergavenny Rememberance parade and service, very well observed with many youngsters there.

On another note, it never ceases to amaze me where a binfest can suddenly spring from. Who saw this one coming!

 

[flying high]

Oh hi Ben. You write very like your Grandad.

Its not Ben as you know.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Its not Ben as you know.

Er...how do I know?

 

[flying high]

Being a mod you have access to all posters etc. I would think.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Thank god Bens Grandad doesn't write a column in the Worthing Herald, imagine the bin-fest on here next Friday.

Seriously BG, you need to stop coming on here when you have had a couple of "sherbets". Every week you seem to dig a massive great big hole for yourself recently.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Being a mod you have access to all posters etc. I would think.

You flatter yourself that I would actually bother to look.

Yes, the information that people provide when they register is available, but it doesn't mean we routinely check posters out (unless we suspect they're the alter ego of a banned poster). I have neither the time nor the inclination to do so. As a result, I have no idea who you are, other than- as is manifestly obvious by your posts- a relative or close friend of BG.

 

[glasfryn]

I have watched all the rememberance services on the TV and it always makes me very depressed at the amount of men and woman lost to wars.
we should remember them all in any way we can.
and just on another note we were in Tesco Eastbourne at 11am this morning, I think my wife and I were the only ones to keep the two minutes silence ............otherwise shopping went on, children fighting and rowing as per normal.
it seems that that s the norm now, hardly any respect for those who died.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

I have watched all the rememberance services on the TV and it always makes me very depressed at the amount of men and woman lost to wars.
we should remember them all in any way we can.
and just on another note we were in Tesco Eastbourne at 11am this morning, I think my wife and I were the only ones to keep the two minutes silence ............otherwise shopping went on, children fighting and rowing as per normal.
it seems that that s the norm now, hardly any respect for those who died.

It's only to be expected tho as time goes by i suppose,be nice to think that education in schools is the key for future generations never to forget,it's all very well teaching ancient and the middle ages and foreign affairs but not at the expense of a darker more recent history..

 

[flying high]

The supermarkets will all stop to observe it on the correct day and time 11th hour of the11th day if the11th month. This has only been observed n recent years in stores but previously was always the previous Sunday.

 

[Creaky]

I have watched all the rememberance services on the TV and it always makes me very depressed at the amount of men and woman lost to wars.
we should remember them all in any way we can.
and just on another note we were in Tesco Eastbourne at 11am this morning, I think my wife and I were the only ones to keep the two minutes silence ............otherwise shopping went on, children fighting and rowing as per normal.
it seems that that s the norm now, hardly any respect for those who died.

To be fair the national day of Remembrance and observance of two minutes silence will be on Tuesday at 11am.

 

[bennibenj]

Was in Worthing and the number of people who gathered was fantastic, observed the silence and showed unity.

Very sombre but powerful moment of compassion and respect

 

[Creaky]

It's only to be expected tho as time goes by i suppose,be nice to think that education in schools is the key for future generations never to forget,it's all very well teaching ancient and the middle ages and foreign affairs but not at the expense of a darker more recent history..

It's not really correct to suggest that observance of Remembrance Sunday or Armistice Day is on the decline - quite the reverse!

During the 50's, 60's and 70's far fewer people seemed to attend a service or observe any form of commemoration on the 11th hour of Armistice Day.

The last 20 years have seen far greater recognition of the sacrifice made by millions in armed conflicts around the world including ceremonies such as that we saw at the Amex yesterday.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

It's not really correct to suggest that observance of Remembrance Sunday or Armistice Day is on the decline - quite the reverse!

During the 50's, 60's and 70's far fewer people seemed to attend a service or observe any form of commemoration on the 11th hour of Armistice Day.

The last 20 years have seen far greater recognition of the sacrifice made by millions in armed conflicts around the world including ceremonies such as that we saw at the Amex yesterday.

You are correct and this is due to conflicts such as Bosnia,Desert Storm and the Falklands,without them i am not so sure...that the original format would be even commemorated at all..

Also the modern meadia web and networking has helped create a resurection of interest too.