Dear Hydonian,
I am the Archiver and Researcher for the Hyde War Memorial Trust Registered Charity No.228670.
I enjoy looking at your site and sometimes leave comments. I’m
writing to let you know about the Peace Day Event at Werneth Low Country
Park on Sunday June 30th, 1.30pm till 4pm. With a Remembrance Ceremony
taking place at the Cenotaph at 2pm, followed by a second remembrance service in the Memorial Garden by the Werneth Low Visitor Centre. This
event is done to remember and give thanks for all the
people who have given their lives in conflict. I have included a
poster for the event in the attachments if you could please kindly put
this in on your blog that would be great.
Also,
as part of this event I would to invite people to bring information
about their relatives who died in the First World War in preparation for
the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War One next year.
Thank you.
I have information and photos on my relative, William Ollerenshaw, who was one of the 710 men of Hyde to be lost in the needless mass slaughter of the First World War, and I will get in touch with the War Memorial Trust with these details.
ReplyDeleteI love the Peace Garden and wish I could get to Sunday's service but as I now live some 100 miles from Hyde with Sunday committments in the church, it isn't possible. However, one thing which has always struck me is why are red poppies used rather than white peace poppies? It is a Peace Day Service after all and red poppies glorify war. Just a thought.
Red poppies grew in the fields where the men were killed.
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