We were delighted to hold our Festival of Remembrance again for the first time in three years on 13th November and were joined by the Mayor, Cllr Nick O’Hare, the Rt. Rev. Christopher Chessun, the Lord Bishop of Southwark, David Easton, Deputy Lieutenant for Bexley, Sir David Evennett MP, Louie
Due to the continuing Covid pandemic and high number of cases, we took the difficult decision to cancel our annual Festival of Remembrance again this year. Instead we have recorded a short service of Remembrance, which you can watch by following this link, to continue to remember, by name, those
Although we are unable to gather together this year and remember our local men who lost their lives in the First World War, technology means we can bring you a short service of Remembrance, pre-recorded just before lockdown, which you can watch by clicking this link. We hope you can
At our Remembrance Festival this year, the Trust marked 100 years of the signing of the Peace Treaty. West End performer and Welling resident, Niki Jennings, was our amazing soloist this year, and Mark Hopkins gave very moving readings. We thank all our performers, including the Belvedere Concert Band and
The Trust marked 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919 with a Peace Concert. Although the English summer weather was against us on the day, the concert was moved indoors and the Belvedere Concert Band played magnificently on, finishing with a proms-style finale.
To celebrate Peace at the end of the First World War, and to mark 100 years since the signing of the Peace Treaty of Versaille, the Trust is putting on an outdoor celebration concert in the grounds of St Michael’s Church, East Wickham. (In the event of persistent rain the
On 11th November, 100 years to the day that the Armistice was declared, the Trust held its Festival of Remembrance at St Michael’s Church, East Wickham, the site of our war memorial. Over the centenary period, volunteers from the Trust had researched the stories of the men who died in
To commemorate the Centenary of the end of the War, Christ Church in Bexleyheath held a flower festival to remember all those who had served and died in the war. This included Valentine Lloyd, on our own memorial, who was awarded the Military Cross “for fine work and bravery in
On Sunday 12th November, St Michael’s Church was full of members of the local community to remember our men who gave their lives in the First World War. The Trust was especially pleased to welcome family members of nine of the men who are commemorated on our war memorial. The
The Church was full on Sunday 8th November for our 20th annual Festival of Remembrance. The service started with a procession of the Union Flag by senior cadets of 358 (Welling) ATC and a ceremonial folding of the flag. The Belvedere Concert Band played pieces that ranged from Nimrod to
