Annual Memorial Service for Armistice Day at Reading Old Cemetery War Plot
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The Reading Old Cemetery History, Heritage & Education group invites you to the annual memorial service at the War Plot in Reading Old Cemetery, Cemetery Junction.
Entrance by Wokingham Road.
Order of Service:
12.30-Welcome (History group)
12.33-Opening ceremony words (Janet Lake, Celebrant)
12.35-Local history and connections:
*Research on WW1 wargraves (Liz Tait)
*War letters (read by community members)
12.45-Community reflection
12.50- The Act of Remembrance:
*Flowers of the Forest (Michael Barnes, bagpiper)
*Minute Silence
*The Last Post (Miriam Dodd, bugler)
12.55 - Wreaths, closing words & forward look
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13.15 - Tour of the cemetery (optional)
Any questions, please email: [email protected]
Entrance by Wokingham Road.
Order of Service:
12.30-Welcome (History group)
12.33-Opening ceremony words (Janet Lake, Celebrant)
12.35-Local history and connections:
*Research on WW1 wargraves (Liz Tait)
*War letters (read by community members)
12.45-Community reflection
12.50- The Act of Remembrance:
*Flowers of the Forest (Michael Barnes, bagpiper)
*Minute Silence
*The Last Post (Miriam Dodd, bugler)
12.55 - Wreaths, closing words & forward look
--------------------------------
13.15 - Tour of the cemetery (optional)
Any questions, please email: [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Reading Old Cemetery, 253 London Road, Reading, RG1 3NY, United Kingdom
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