Rememberance Sunday

The annual service held at Ashford Memorial seems to attract more people every year. I had to miss it last year due to a trip to Stratford Upon Avon, but there was a church next to our hotel with a memorial, so we tagged onto the villagers service, which after the laying of wreaths, was taken into the church for the two minutes silence and following service. I much prefer our Ashford service which is shared by all in the open air, and is much more dignified now that the police have reinstated their traffic duty during the event. What would those poor souls, who gave their lives for us, think of the way this country is being run today, and would they think that it was all worth the fighting and dying, for our freedoms to be given away so readily.

Arras, France trip to the Battlefields of WW1

A very moving trip to Arras in France to see the battlefields and war grave and memorials of WW1. Many graves of young men of all nationalities who gave their lives so that we could live in Freedom and liberty. What on earth would they think if they were able to see what our government are doing to just give these freedoms and liberties away. ID cards! Please read 1984 again if you have not read it for some time, or read it at all. It is very scary and eerie how it seems to be coming true. If you want to buy alcohol or even party poppers, you could be asked for ID, even if you are in your 60's. This is just another way to get ID cards in by the back door.