Leesfield Scout Group
Well as I am sure you already know, Remembrance Sunday this year was not the usual affair with no parade, no service of remembrance & quite rightly in the current circumstances not much of a public turnout, around 30 – 50 people & all spread out with much more than 2m between them.
Keeping everyone as safe as we can just three of our Leaders went down to Lees Cenotaph on Sunday morning to lay a wreath with many of the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Leaders observing a two minute silence & reflection on their own doorsteps.
Fantastically & unexpectedly we had a couple of members of Oldham Band (Lees) there to play the last post at 11am and give some structure to the laying of a few wreaths. The Cenotaph was already covered in poppies where individuals & organisations had obviously been very sensible and attended throughout the week to lay their own wreaths, The Poppy Pebbles from Sunday School are a fantastic addition & make a great addition to how we remember.
John & Karen very kindly went to the Cenotaph for 11am on the 11th November to observe a two minute silence which is something we don’t normally get to do, so perhaps a lockdown has some upside.
Kingsley
