2012 Remembrance in Bloxwich, beautifully captured by Stuart Williams at The Bloxwich Telegraph.
This is just a quick request for help. Top bloke Neil Harris from Pelsall has asked on Twitter for details of this years Bloxwich Remembrance Parade and associated events, and the net is turning up a blank. It then occurred to me that I couldn’t find details of similar for Brownhills or Walsall Wood.
The only one I could readily find details of was Barr Beacon.
If you can supply details for Bloxwich or other local parades, please comment here. It’s strange that they’re so hard to get information for.
If you’d rather, feel free to mail me: BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com. Cheers.
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So far, we’ve got Willenhall, from Councillor Gareth Illmann-Walker:
And the details of Gnosall’s event, courtesy of @whatsongnosall are at http://t.co/pCQ9KcPsxX
What clock??? I’m new to Willenhall, and also where is the cenotaph that is used, I am of limited mobility so can’t do the March….
You’re replying to a post from 2013. This year’s Remembrance event post will be this week.
The Clock is in the marketplace, centre of town, but let me see Iif I can get details
Cheers
Bob
From Lee Bragginton of Walsall Wood 1st Scout Group – thanks, Lee, wonderful as ever:
Thanks for further info on Willenhall from Mark Wood of f8 Media
There’s the Walsall one https://www.walsall.gov.uk/News/Story/2013/10/29/Mayor_to_lead_procession_on_Remembrance_Sunday.
Not aware of the detail of others since they’re not organised by the council. Kind of nice that, given no publicity, each of our several cenotaphs are so well attended each Remembrance Sunday.
Hi Kate
Thanks for that – I thought I’d seen it but couldn’t hit the press release with Google. Cheers!
I guess one of the issues is that the organisations involved, by their nature, aren’t the most technologically connected.
Cheers, as ever
Bob
Hi Bob…… Spot on with the “technologically connected” comment, however the communication internally is good, ie the RBL communicates well with other organisations in the Aldridge area and is well organised. I suspect that as the information “trickles” down it is spread more by modern communication methods and clearly gets out there as there is probably a couple of thousand people at the Cenotaph at 11.00am on the nearest Sunday to the 11th. Like another contributor said it’s been following the same format for donkeys years and folk no doubt just turn up automatically.
Keep up the good work……..
Pete.
I think you’re right. As I said though, all of our cenotaphs are well attended. Ward councillors will usually attend remembrance services, so people can always approach them for details of local events.
Details of Aldridge Remembrance, from Peter:
Hi Bob
from John Bird, British Legion in Brownhills. Full details, as follows;-.On Sunday Novemebr 9th ;British Legion ex-servicemen and Army and RAF cadets will march in procession leaving the Memorial Hall in Lichfield Road at 10.30, via the High Street Miner Island,and then to St James Church and cenotaph to lay wreaths with full honours and the church service of Remembrance.
Also, on 11 November a small detail of British Legion members will assemble again at the Cenotaph by St James church for the act of homage and two minutes silence at 11 o’clock.
My thanks to Mr John Bird for this information
David
Garry Perry has posted this on FB regarding Pelsall
In Pelsall, I am honoured to have been asked and recently accepted the position of President of the Pelsall Branch of the Royal British Legion. Formed in early 2012 under the leadership of Karen Clifft, a committee of sterling volunteers have actively promoted the legion’s work locally and are instrumental in coordinating local efforts for the poppy appeal.
Each year, the service at Pelsall cenotaph seems to grow in significance with an increasing attendance of local residents, particularly a number of young people and families. I hope that this continues and would encourage all Pelsall residents, and those across communities in Walsall to buy a poppy and wear it with pride.
The service at Pelsall Cenotaph begins at 10.40am on Sunday 10th November 2013, this year there will be a small number of chairs available at the cenotaph for veterans who wish to attend but experience difficulty in standing. Service sheets will be distributed on the day and the wreath laying order will be coordinated by committee members with the Pelsall Branch Standard on display.
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