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THE BIRSTALL POST DEC 2015
Hundreds gather for Remembrance service BIRSTALL REMEMBERED all those who have lost their lives in war at the annual Remembrance Day service and parade.
Pic: Students from the Cedars Academy at Birstall war memorial: Tom Mills, Amber Sudra, Zoe Stead, Josh Faull, Taylor Dempsey, Tamzyn Hadley-Mace and Barney Sutton
The parade comprised units from the Birstall branch of the Royal British Legion, the Women’s Section of the Birstall branch, the Royal Airforce Association, the Air Training Corps (1947) unit, the Scouts, Guides, Brownies, Girls’ Brigade, Boys’ Brigade and a support unit from the Fire Service. The Union flag and a standard from the Royal British Legion led the column which marched to St James’s church via Front Street, Birstall Road and Church Hill. The service was conducted by Birstall clergy under the direction of the vicar, Rev Vince Jupp. Afterwards the parade marched to the
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war memorial where a two minute silence was observed. Mrs Rosemary Conley, a Deputy Lord Lieutenant, laid the first wreath. On November 11 at 11am there was an act of remembrance at the war memorial Pic: Rosemary Conley attended by laid a wreath members of the public including a group of seven students from the Cedars Academy. One of them, Thomas Mills, said: “The memorial service was very thoughtful. We gave a thought to those who had fallen in conflicts that we maybe were not able to recall. They made us think about recent conflicts and to those who have lost loved ones. “This was an experience which I will remember and every year I will think of the fallen solders and families who have had to live through the pain of talking to them but they will never respond. “This makes you think what it will be like if you were in their shoes, what your life would be like. We will remember them.”
First lady BIRSTALL’S LISA Spence was the first woman home at the Braunstone park run on October 31 with a time of 21.46. Lisa, a busy mum with three children and a full time nurse, belongs to Birstall running club. Pic: Birstall Running Club’s Lisa Spence
Red Hill TREE TRUNKS placed around the edge of Red Hill island in November were the first stage of work to completely block access to the island by travellers, says Leicester City Council. Within a few hours of them being put in place, several caravans and a camper van set up camp on the island. The City Council began the process to remove them and says that once they are gone they will block the perimeter of the roundabout with soil embankments.