I think it is so important that we don’t forget. There will come a time soon where anyone who fought in the Second World War will be gone. We must keep their memories and what they did alive.
My great grandad's name is on these boards. They commemorate WW1 soldiers who left from this station and never returned. He's one of the thousands with no known grave. We will remember them. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/224115
Pleased to hear of it. The nearest leisure centre otherwise would have been in The Glades I'd imagine.
From somewhere (cannot recall where) I once bought a poppy with a magnet on the back of it. Probably for use where somebody did not want to use a pin to hold it in place. It's attached to the fridge now. I buy a new one each year, the traditional pin on variety. Folks wear lots of different styles these days, but as long as their donation goes to the Royal British Legion the form isn't important. Remembrance and respect for the supreme sacrifices made in defence of our freedom is what matters.
With November 11th approaching I thought this thread deserves a bump. It was not far from slipping off page 1.
