Hanham Youth Club’s poppy tribute at the war memorial
People of all ages turned out to show their respects at Remembrance services today.
There were parades through the centre of Staple Hill, Kingswood, Keynsham and Longwell Green, and services were held across our area including at the war memorials in Warmley, Mangotsfield and Bitton.
Among those paying tribute today were members of Hanham Youth Club who made giant poppies which they placed at the war memorial outside Hanham Community Centre.
The parade through Kingswood
The cross has recently had a facelift – the granite stone has been cleaned and repaired where it had cracked, the lettering refurbished and artificial grass now replaces the real grass. The work was funded by South Gloucestershire and carried out with help from volunteers from Hanham Baptist Church.
Hanham Local History Society has written a history of the cross which originally stood at the junction of Whittucks Road and the High Street opposite the Blue Bowl pub. The pamphlet details the history of the memorial from its original dedication in 1924 to the present day, and copies were available at today’s service.
The parade in Keynsham
The open-air service in Warmley
The parade to Page Park in Staple Hill
Scouts, Guides and Brownies were among those marching through Longwell Green today
The Bitton & Oldland branch of the Royal British Legion attended today’s service at St Mary’s at which wreaths were laid at the war memorial in the churchyard
