Today marks the one hundred and seventh anniversary of the Armistice that ended the fighting on the Western Front.
'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.’
‘When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.’
‘We will remember them.’
This year we attended a special event at Shrewsbury House (our local community centre) on Friday 6th November. It was put on by the Shooters Hill Drama Collective and was entitled ECHOES OF THE GREAT WAR. It was an evening of dramatic readings, poetry and performance that brought to life the voices and stories of those who lived, worked and fought during the First World War. All profits from the sale of tickets were donated to the military charity Blesma.
On Sunday 8th December, we attended the Service of Remembrance at St George's Garrison Church, Woolwich. It was conducted by the Reverend Dr Adam Scott, a retired Army chaplain
There were over 150 people present, including representatives of the Army's Woolwich Station, the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, the local MP (Matthew Pennycook), the local Royal Greenwich Council (including the Deputy Mayor, Raja Zeeshan), the local Gurkha and Nepali community, the Metropolitan Police, the London Fire Brigade, the local Army Cadets, and the local branch of the Royal British Legion.
It was a very moving service, made all the more so by the personal tributes paid to Major Pat Porteous VC (1918 to 2000), Fusilier Donal Meade (1985 to 2005), and Captain Phillip Muldowney (2001 to 2026), all of whom had a conection with Woolwich and Plumstead.
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