Herald - Issue 380

Page 42 • The HERALD • 24th October 2019 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v FOREST REMEMBRANCE A Remembrance Service is to take place at the Canadian Memorial at Mogshade Hill, Bolderwood on Sunday 10th November at 11am; everyone is welcome to attend. e site is a memorial to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, which was stationed there in the build up to D-Day. Holbury resident, Betty Whitcher has attended both the D-Day Memorial Service every June and the November Remembrance Service at Bolderwood for now over 50 years, and although she was living in Fareham at the time, remembers the build up to D-Day and all the vehicles nose to tail everywhere. Betty makes up three wreaths to place at the memorial; two of them in remembrance of two Canadian soldiers who have Two minutes silence is all we are asked to give, to remember those who gave their lives so that you and I may live. Two minutes silence, not a lot to ask, To remember those who years ago faced an awesome task. To rid the world of tyranny that we might live in peace, to give our future generations a world where wars would cease. Two minutes silence for all the lives that were lost, those who paid for our freedom at such a heavy cost. So wear your scarlet poppy with gratitude and pride and remember that it was for our freedom hat they fought and died. The poppy is a symbol with its petals glowing red, it reminds us of the price of freedom and all the blood that was shed. Two minutes on this November day… Two minutes silence to remember and to pray ……. Betty Whitcher since passed away. Betty still keeps in contact with one of the widows in Canada, whose husband was an ambulance driver on Juno Beach. Canadian Memorial at Boldrewood e Colbury Memorial Hall will be staging its annual Band Concert and Remembrance Service on Sunday 10th November to raise funds for the British Legion. e evening comprises a concert by Ocean Brass, followed by refreshments, and ends with a Service of Remembrance. It is always well attended, supported by local Councillors and usually the local MP, Dr Julian Lewis. ere is a charge for admission and all pro ts go towards the Poppy Appeal. Doors open for the event at 7pm and the concert starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets are available from the Box O ce on 023 8029 2802 or in person from the Co-op Stores, Ashurst. Tickets can also be purchased on the door on the evening. Band Concert Boys of the Regiment by David K Wilson Boys of the regiment In peacetime or war Proud of their unit And all it stands for Proud of the colours Flying them high Having pride in achievement They would fight ‘till they die Old soldiers gather Remembering those lost The highest price paid Today they still count the cost Each fought for their country Their Queen or their King Facing fate unexpected So cruel and obscene Boy’s today gather To learn from the past The past stories of veterans Remain unsurpassed Lads trained armed and ready To face whatever life brings Whether city or desert Each would die for their Queen Young old and veterans Together this day The less able escorted And supported all the way Proudly they remember Those days long ago When the boys of their regiment Faced the shellfire’s bright glow Young soldiers stand with veterans Medals polished and aglow Each proud to be standing Where they stood long ago Together the regiment Watch their colours raised high The veterans shake visibly Remembering boy’s that have died The boys of the regiment In peacetime or war Proud of their unit And all it stands for The Old Airfield by Isobel Smith In the early morning rnist, Does the airstrip’s ghost exist? Runway filled with cracks and ruts, No more painted nissen huts. Can I hear the Spitfire’s roar? They can’t land here anymore; No more windsock, no more lights, Take-offs during moonlit nights. Shadow figure - can I see I can feel his ghost in me: He has not been laid to rest, Medal ribbons on his chest. Flying jacket, boots and gloves, Leaving England that he loves; He never knew that flight would be His very last o’er England’s sea. When evening comes and I walk there, I think about the airman’s prayer, For if I could, I’d do my best To aid his spirit’s final rest. Remembrance and Armistace Day in Totton e Totton and Eling Branch of the Royal British Legion in conjunction with the Totton and Eling Town Council, will be holding the annual Remembrance Day Parade and Service in the usual manner on Sunday 10th November . e Parade on Remembrance Day will commence at 10am, when the marching participants assemble in Beaumont Road, ready to march o at 10.20am. e route will be via Commercial Road to the roundabout, up the Salisbury Road, and a right turn into the War Memorial Car Park. e marchers then assemble around the War Memorial under the direction of Legion and Council members. e parade will be led by the Branch Standards and the Legion members. Followed by contingents from 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, the Air Training Corps, e Army Cadets, local Scout Groups, the Girls Brigade, St. John Ambulance, and the local Fire Service. Ex-Servicemen and women are welcome to march with the Legion members should they so desire, together with other members of the community. As this is a formal parade, Berets, Medals, and other decorations should be worn. e Service commences at 10.35am with a short speech from the Branch President Rodney Hawkins J.P., who will hand over to the Reverends Christopher Steed and Bill Whit eld to conduct the formal Service of Remembrance. Hymn Sheets will be distributed, and music will be played by the members of the New Forest Brass Band. During the Service there will be the traditional sounding of the ‘Last Post’, the Two Minute Silence, and the ‘Reveille’. Wreaths will be laid by the Totton and Eling Chairman Alison Harbottle, a member of the Totton and Eling Town Council, and the local Member of Parliament Dr Julian Lewis MP. Other Wreaths will be then laid by local Dignitaries, Representatives of Military Organisations, local Community Organisations, and Youth Groups. Members of the public are invited to lay any personal Wreaths in memory of their relatives. e Service will end at approximately 11.20am, and the Parade will re-form in the Car Park prior to the March Past. e return route will be via Salisbury Road, and Library Road, back into Beaumont Road, where the Parade will be dismissed. e Salute will be taken in Library Road, by Dr. Julian Lewis,, Councillor Rick Morris, Rodney Hawkins J.P., and members of the Totton and Eling Town Council. e members of the Royal British Legion will assemble at the War Memorial for the Armistace Day Parade on Monday 11th November at 10.50am for the traditional ceremony of marking the Anniversary of the ‘Cease Fire’ which started the ending of the First World War in 1918. All members of the public are welcome to attend and participate. It is hoped that ex-Servicemen and Women will attend with the appropriate Medals and Decorations. Many local Schools have been invited to attend with a representative party of teachers and pupils. During the ceremony the children will be encouraged to lay Wreaths from their Schools on the War Memorial. e Parade will come to Attention at 10.57am for the Exhortation, the ‘Last Post’, the Two Minute Silence, and the ‘Reveille’. e childrens’ Wreaths will then be laid. is will be followed by a short Sermon and a Blessing from the Chaplain, a er which the Parade will be Dismissed. To mark the beginning and the end of the Two Minute Silence a Maroon will be red. ese are provided by Pains Fireworks of Whiteparish and, as they are Explosives, members of the public are warned to keep outside the marked o Safety Zone. Teachers and adults are warned that these Maroons are extremely loud, and could frighten small children and animals if they are unprepared for them. LEST WE FORGET Requiem and Tarik O’Regan’s Dorchester Canticles. Tickets are £20, £16, and £12 unreserved (half price for children/students. ese are available from Romsey Heritage and Visitors Centre. Tel: 01794 512987 or buy on the door. Romsey Choral Society will be presenting a Remembrance Day Concert on Saturday 9th November at 7.30pm. is will be held at Romsey Abbey, SO51 8EN. ere will be works by two American Composers: Morten Lauridsen’s O Nata Lux and Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and complemented by two British composers: John Rutter’s Remembrance Day Concert