Tag Archives: Remembrance Sunday

Council remembers to publicise civic Remembrance service

Posted on November 10, 2018 by

Croydon Council’s press office, having forgotten to include any reference to this weekend’s Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in its autumn edition of the quarterly, Council Tax-payer-funded Your Croydon magazine, managed to put out a press release detailing the civic arrangements for … Continue reading →

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We will remember them: Croydon’s Remembrance Day services

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

Remembrance Day, paying tribute to the sacrifices of military and service personnel in conflicts past and present, will be observed in Croydon on Sunday, at the war memorial outside the Town Hall and at Croydon Minster. Conducted by the Rt … Continue reading →

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Why the poppy is a symbol that should unite, not divide, us

Posted on November 5, 2015 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Ahead of this weekend’s Remembrance services, the Rev WEALANDS BELL has a confession to make – he once wore a white poppy, and now wishes he had never done so I was quite surprised to see a conversation … Continue reading →

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World War I Centenary Concert, Ruskin House, Nov 2

Posted on October 24, 2014 by
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Shake the crowd from their uproarious calm

Posted on November 10, 2013 by

As we have done in the past, on this Remembrance Sunday, our single posting is a war poem. This year, we have chosen Verity, by Drummond Allison. Allison was born in Caterham and he lived in Kenley when he was commissioned … Continue reading →

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