VIDEO: WARRINGTON’S public turned out in force at the town’s Cenotaph for the annual Remembrance Service Parade to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in various conflicts around the world.
The parade was led by Lt Col. Les Taylor-Duff TD and included a prayer of commemoration for those who died at the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago in 1916, read by the Revd Paul Wilson, Rector of Warrington, with music from the Salvation Army Band.
Other prayers were read by Omkar Sud, of the Hindu Faith community, Afthkar Quayyum of the Muslim Faith community, along with a scripture reading by Fr. Christopher Cunningham, Roman Catholic Dean of Warrington.
At one minute to eleven the last post was sounded followed by two minutes silence as those gathered remembered all those who have sacrificed their lives in various conflicts around the world.
The Mayor of Warrington Cllr Faisal Rashid laid the first wreath along with DL Norman Banner, followed by local dignitaries including the town’s two MPs Helen Jones and David Mowat WBC Chief Executive Steven Broomhead and representatives of the armed forces and other local groups.
Following the service the Mayor met with the families of Warrington soldiers who died in recent wars and various veterans from the community.
Other services took place across the town as various communities remembered.
Les Taylor Duff leads the civic party
Deputy leader of the council Graham Friend lays a wreath
The Mayor Faisal Rashid meets families
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What a lady julie Francis is respect to her for time and sorting out the senotaph with help from others when warrington borough council refused to help towards the upbringing of our main Senataph hold your heads in SHAME WBC AND RESPECT TO julia frances x
Lest We Forget 🙁 Sadly I couldn’t attend the main service at Bridge Foot Cenotaph and memorial today, although I did show my respects and held silence remembering all the brave men and women who, over the many years, have lost their lives. Respect To All who have served past, and present and to those who will in the future too.
It looks like it was a lovely and moving service as always and having driven past the Cenothaph and Memorial many times this week and looked over and bowed my head to it as I always do it has been lovely seeing the large poppies there which have been fastened to the pillars. Shameful that the council refused to pay for them though…enough said about that for now though as today is about those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and given their lives for us all.
Lest We Forget <3