Remembrance Day – Sunday, 11th. November, 2012. |
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A parade was assembled outside St. Bartholomew’s | |
Church, Westhoughton consisting of Church Ministers, | |
Town Mayor and Council, Standard Bearers, Civic | |
Dignitaries, Townspeople, Scouts, Guides and | |
Brownies which arrived back at the church for the | |
service which commenced at 10am. | |
Following this, the congregation moved outside to the | |
War Memorial and joined the large crowd which had | |
already assembled. | |
Wreaths were laid by the various organisations | |
including one on behalf of the West Lancashire Mark | |
Masons which was laid by W.Bro. Arthur Robinson. | |
Below: The West Lancs Mark Wreath |
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At 11am a maroon was fired to mark two minutes | |
silence with the sounding of the `Last Post’ by a | |
member of Greenfield Band. | |
At the end of the two minutes a further maroon | |
was fired followed by `Reveille’ and additional | |
wreaths were laid before the people dispersed | |
either to a further parade around the town or back | |
into the church for communion. | |
It was very noticeable that the attendances were much higher than last year both inside the church and at | |
the memorial. | |
Article and Photographs courtesy of Arthur Robinson | |