Remembrance Linggo Serbisyo at Parade
Dover War Memorial
Linggo 14 Nobyembre 2021
Sa 11.00am sa Remembrance Sunday Dover men, women and children gathered at the People of Dover’s War Memorial to honour the memory of all the service men and women who gave their lives in armed conflicts past and present. Over 60 Ang mga wreath ay inilatag sa panahon ng serbisyo, tinatakpan ang memorial sa mga pulang poppies, bilang tanda ng pasasalamat ng Bayan sa mga sakripisyong ginawa upang matiyak ang ating kapayapaan at kalayaan.
Ang Alkalde ng Bayan ng Dover Councilor Gordon Cowan ay naglalagay ng isang korona.
Ang parada ng mga pamantayan, ang mga beterano at iba pang organisasyon ay nagmartsa patungo sa War Memorial sa harap ng Maison Dieu House kung saan ang dalawang minutong katahimikan ay naobserbahan kasama ng mga Civic Leaders. Ang paglalagay ng korona ay pinangunahan ng Deputy Lieutenant ng Kent, Sinabi ni Col. Brian O'Gorman (Rtd), on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, sinundan ng Bayan Mayor ng Dover, Councillor Gordon Cowan, the leader of Dover District Council, Cllr Trevor Bartlett, the MP for Dover and Deal Mrs Natalie Elphicke and on behalf of the Government of Flanders. Ang mga korona ay inilatag ng mga kinatawan ng mga unipormeng serbisyo at mga asosasyon ng mga beterano. Everyone was welcome to pay their tribute including local organisations and the families of the fallen.
Our thanks go to all those who attended our service to remember the fallen including the White Cliffs Branch of the Royal British Legion who set out the Garden of Remembrance and collected for the Poppy Appeal in all weathers over the last two weeks. We are also grateful to Commander Nick Chatwin RN (Rtd) for reading the Exhortation and the Kohima Epitaph, Parade Marshal Mr Alan Tinker ng Dover and Deal Sea Cadets, Mr John Harknett of the Royal Green Jackets Association for playing the last post, Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Band for leading the music, ang mga Standard Bearers, and also the young people of our Cadet forces who attended and acted as sentries during the service.
Ang Memorial Service ay pinangunahan ng Reverend Catherine Tucker Team Rector para sa Dover Town Team Ministry at Flt. Sinabi ni Lt. Malcom Sawyer, RAFVR (Rtd), Chaplain sa Royal British legion (Dover). In her address Rev. Tucker spoke of the need to remember in such as way as to keep the stories of those who we commemorate alive and continue their work to bring peace.
The service finished with the singing of the National Anthem
Ang Parada pagkatapos ay nagmartsa pabalik sa Bayan patungo sa Market Square kung saan ang Alkalde ay sumaludo sa St. Iglesia ni Mary.
Our picture shows a member of the Royal British Legion White Cliffs Branch hard at work after the service securing the wreaths.