Welshpool Remembrance week begins
It is 100 years since the guns fell silent to bring an end to World War I, and while most of the town’s events to mark the occasion happen at the weekend, the Field of Remembrance Service tonight will begin at 6.30pm. The Last Post will also be played.
The Town Council has distributed an excellent brochure to every household which includes a Roll of Honour with the 196 local names of those who lost their lives during the horrific conflict.
From Friday, there will be a busy weekend of activity with the events outlined below.
FRIDAY
2pm, Memorial Gardens Howell Drive
Short service and laying laying of crosses with schools
Tea and coffee in the Youth Centre following ceremony
7.30pm, Town Hall
Special Theatrical Production for commemorating the end of WW1. Tickets £6 in advance from Tourist Information Centre, £7 on the door.
SUNDAY
10.40am, Procession
Leaves Park Lane and the Town Hall. Service at St Mary’s with Roll of Honour and Bagpipes leading standards. Laying of Wreaths and refreshments at the Town Hall afterwards.
1.15pm, Llanfair Railway
Train leaves Raven Square Station, meeting the other train from Llanfair Caereinion at Castle Caereinion. Short service before train returns.
6.45pm, outside the Town Hall
‘The Battles Over’
Special ceremony including the Roll of Honour, Lighting of Beacons (both Town Hall and Red Bank), bells will ring out at St Mary’s and there will be a tea party in the Corn Exchange afterwards.
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