Page 36 • The HERALD • 27th October 2022 Parish of Dibden Services Remembrance Services will be held at both St. Andrew’s Church in Dibden Purlieu at All Saints’ Dibden on Sunday 13th November. e Service at St Andrew’s is taking place at 10.30am. e All Saints’ Dibden service will start at 10.45am. St Paul’s East Boldre An Evening Service with Act of Remembrance will take place at St Paul’s, East Boldre on Sunday 13th November at 3pm. All welcome. Hythe Remembrance Service and Parade St John’s Church in Hythe will be hosting a Remembrance Service on Sunday 13th November at 10.30am in the Church and via screens in the Church hall for any over ow. e service will also be played through speakers for those who wish to stand outside. A er the service there will be a parade down to Prospect Place were a small service will be held. BEAULIEU ABBEY A Remembrance Service will take place at Beaulieu Abbey on Sunday 13th November at 10am followed by Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial. Poppy Display at The Lookout With the help of members of the community Lepe Country Park will have a poppy installation on display in e Lookout throughout October and Romsey Remembrance Sunday Parade Romsey Town Council are organising the annual Remembrance Sunday Commemorations on Sunday 13th November and would like any veterans who would like to take part in the parade to let them know so that arrangements can be made for them. Also, they would be grateful if anyone who uses a mobility scooter and is planning to attend could let them know so that an area can be organised for them. Please contact Nicqui Chatterley on 01794 512837 or email: info@romseytc.org.uk Remembrance Sunday Timings: 9.10am Parade to march from Love Lane to Romsey Abbey; 9.25am Service in Romsey Abbey; 10.30am Parade to march to the Memorial Park; 10.59am Exhortation; 11am Two Minutes Silence; 11.02am Kohima Epitaph; 11.03am Laying of wreaths and prayers; 11.25am Parade to 1. Wearing a poppy is a show of support for the service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces, veterans and their families It represents all those who lost their lives on active service, from the beginning of the First World War right up to present day. It also honours the contribution of civilian services and the uniformed services which contribute to national peace and security and acknowledges innocent civilians who have lost their lives in con ict and acts of terrorism. 2. The poppy has been a symbol of Remembrance for over 100 years e poppy became a symbol of Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future in the a ermath of the First World War. Since 1921 our collectors have been at the heart of the Poppy Appeal. And this year they will be back in local communities across the UK to collect donations that help e Royal British Legion continue its vital work. 3. There is no ‘correct’ way to wear a poppy Wearing a poppy is a personal choice re ecting individual and personal memories. It’s a matter of personal choice whether someone chooses to wear a poppy and how they choose to wear it. From paper poppies to pins, bag charms to pet poppies, the best way to wear a poppy is simply with pride. 4. The poppy is red because that’s the natural colour of the poppy flower During the First World War previously beautiful countryside was blasted, bombed and fought over, again and again. e landscape swi ly turned to elds of mud where little or nothing could grow. But out of this devastation the delicate but resilient bright red Flanders poppies grew and ourished in their thousands. 5. The red poppy directly supports the Armed Forces community e red poppy is worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces communities across the UK, Allied Forces and the Commonwealth. Only donations from the sale of our red poppies go directly towards helping the Armed Forces community. 6. Poppies are sold in every community across the UK Every year the rumour that poppies have been banned in some communities resurfaces. is is simply not true and each year thousands of volunteers from all walks of life take to the streets, train stations and supermarkets around the country to help us raise vital funds for the Armed Forces community. Everyone who wants to take part in remembrance can do so, either by making a donation for our traditional poppy, or by taking part in other activities. 7. A poem inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance Shortly a er losing a friend in Ypres in 1915, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies growing in battle-scarred elds to write his now famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’. e poem inspired American War Secretary, Moina Michael, who bought poppies to sell to her friends to raise money for Servicemen in need a er the First World War. is was adopted by e (Royal) British Legion in 1921 who ordered a million poppies from Anna Guérin in France and commissioned a further 8 million to be manufactured in Britain. ese were sold on 11th November that year in the rst ever Poppy Appeal. The poppy has been adopted as a symbol of Remembrance ever since. 8. Poppies weren’t always sold with leaves Like the natural ower, the original version of the poppy did not feature a leaf. A leaf was rst introduced in the 1960s and they slowly became an optional extra. By 1984 demand for them had grown to 12 million a year, and in 1995 poppies with leaves included were made available for the rst time. 9. Donations for poppies helps families Money raised during the Poppy Appeal helps us support the Armed Forces community in lots of di erent ways, including providing nancial advice to veterans. Last year 2,500 families were supported through nancial di culties. 10. And funds recovery services like the Battle Back Centre e Poppy Appeal also helps fund services like the Battle Back Centre - the rst port of call for wounded, injured and sick service men and women as they start their Individual Recovery Program. 11. Poppies are recyclable All of the parts of our poppies can be recycled A er Armistice Day you can recycle your poppy at any Sainsbury’s supermarket. march via the North Side of the Abbey and Church Place; 11.30am March through the town towards the Royal British Legion, Love Lane; 11.40am Parade nishes in Love Lane outside the Royal British Legion. November. Donation pots will be available if you wish to make a donation to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. 11 Things You Might Not Know about the Poppy FromThe Royal British Legion (www.britishlegion.org.uk) We are committed to reducing the impact our poppies have on the environment and are working to remove all single use plastic in the future. TOTTON REMEMBRANCE PARADE Sunday 13th November the Totton Remembrance Parade will form on Beaumont Road in Totton at 9.30am, the march will start at 10am, and the service will begin at 10.35am at the War Memorial.
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