AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING.............

.......... On 11th November 1918, 90 years ago the last shot of the Great War was fired. The "War to end all wars" was over. Close to a million British and Commonwealth troops made the ultimate sacrifice, many of them dying on the fields of Flanders. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Great War, The Royal British Legion is honouring the memory of those heroes with a unique tribute by planting a "Flanders Field" of poppies in the ground where they fell. The British Legion, (as it was then), was formed in 1921 to help the many men returning from the Great War, who found that unemployment was the legacy of the war. The Legion stepped in with financial help and vouchers for essentials, such as coal and food.
Over 85 years later the Royal British Legion are still on active duty today, for Service men and women and their dependants. Veterans of all ages look to The Legion to help. The British Legion are proud to help them in any way they can with practical, financial, and emotional support. In a few weeks time collectors will be calling on every house in the village, asking for your support so that The Legion can continue to help those who have given so much for us..........Will we remember them?