Tag Archives: Remembrance Sunday

Croydon postman lost forever on the battlefields of France

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM: Ahead of Remembrance Sunday next week,  DAVID MORGAN delves into the archives of Croydon Minster for the latest  story of a casualty of World War I Percy Kent grew up in Croydon, went to a local … Continue reading

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We will remember them: civic ceremonies for Nov 11 and 13

Croydon Council has announced the details of the borough’s civic events for Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday next week. At 11am on Remembrance Day, Friday November 11, there will be a two-minute silence at the war memorial outside the Town … Continue reading

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Officer’s distinguished service on Western and Home fronts

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM: The physical and psychological sacrifices made by all those who served, including those who survived the horrors of trench warfare, are important to recall, writes DAVID MORGAN As we outlined in last week’s column about how … Continue reading

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Town Hall announces service details for Remembrance Day

As the civic authorities have done for more than 100 years, Croydon will tomorrow remember and honour those killed in service for the country in armed conflicts, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Conventions … Continue reading

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Locked down borough takes Remembrance services online

An online church service and a scaled-down civic ceremony will be held on Sunday as Croydon remembers those who fought and died in two world wars and conflicts since. Although the country has entered a new coronavirus lockdown, the government … Continue reading

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Council remembers to publicise civic Remembrance service

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

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

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

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Shake the crowd from their uproarious calm

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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