Life through the lens...

By ValC

We will always remember them.

It was dulland dreary as we walked across the fields.
The church bells started ringing as we crossed the bridge over the River Nidd.
We entered the village and it started raining, though nothing could dampen our spirits.

A very moving service which was also attended by the cadets from the nearby Army Foundation College.

The vicar read out the names from the war memorial.
Local lads. 16 who died from 1916 - 1918, and 6 from 1938 - 1945.

The bugle boy played “ The Last Post” and just as he blew the last note the church clock started chiming 11 o clock, which marked the start of the two minutes silence.

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, when the First World War came to an end.

The bugle sounded again and the silence was over.

The vicar and congregation went back into the church, and we continued on our walk over England’s Green and Pleasant Land.

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