Churches around Peasedown St John, Wellow and Shoscombe will be holding special services on Remembrance Sunday, 9th November.
Peasedown St John’s annual Remembrance Sunday service will be held in St John’s Parish Church, Church Road.
Starting at 10.45am, the service will feature presentations from the uniformed groups and civic leaders.
Last year over 200 people packed the church to remember those who have given their lives in conflict.
Revd Matthew Street, who is chaplain to the uniformed groups in the local area, will be leading the service. Last year, the event had a special focus on D-Day, also known as the Norman Landings, which took place in 1944.
This year, first the first time, the service of remembrance will focus on one of the military personnel from Peasedown St John who lost their lives during the war. Cecil Button – who lived in Fairfield Terrace – served as a sergeant and died in Italy in 1944. He will be remembered during the service by a member of the scouts who will read his story.
Revd Matthew Street said:
“Each year it is important to collectively remember those that have laid down their lives for the freedom and civil liberties we all enjoy today.
At this year’s village remembrance service, we will especially remember the life of Cecil Button and also mark the 80th anniversary of the end Second World War in 1945.
We shall also take time to read aloud the names of the fallen from Peasedown St John, one by one.”
Wreaths will be laid during the service at the war memorial in the church by members of the uniformed groups, B&NES Councillor Karen Walker, plus representatives from the Peasedown Community Trust, the Parish Council, the WI and the Head Boy and Head Girl from Peasedown St John Primary School.
Prayers will be led by Revd Matthew Street, with members of the uniformed groups taking part as well.
Meanwhile in St Julian’s Church, Wellow, a trumpeter will lead the Last Post during the Remembrance Service which also starts at 10.45 am.
In St Julian’s Church, Shoscombe, the Remembrance Service will start at 11.15 am, and a two-minute silence will be observed.
