Thank you to everyone who attended our service of remembrance at the East End war memorial on Sunday; and thank you to Canon Christine for leading us.
The weather was grey and drizzly but, as Christine reminded me before the service, those whose lives we were commemorating had to put up with much worse and for much longer. Sadly Tim Cross was not able to play the Last Post and Reveille for us this year and we missed him. But thanks to St Martin’s School we were able to use a loudspeaker to broadcast recordings and also provide accompaniment for the hymn and National Anthem. Special thanks to the Chipchase family for once again providing refreshment after the service (as well as electricity and WiFi for the music!)
Incidentally, full details of those from East Woodhay who lost their lives during the two world wars are published here, as well as in the church.
The previous Monday many of us met at St Martin’s Church for the funeral of Kate Mackinnon. The service was very much one of sadness but also thanksgiving for Kate’s fulfilling and selfless life. A member of the wonderful Webb family Kate was a churchwarden from 2004-2010. She is greatly missed but very warmly remembered.