UP FRONT: Focus
See our local history article for the stories
behind two names on Ealing War Memorial
– one of whom was the only woman listed
on the memorial – on pages 58–59.
We will
remember
On 11 November the country will stop to commemorate
the sacrifice of our armed forces, past and present.
A
two-minute silence will,
as ever, take place for
Armistice Day. And official
Remembrance Day services
and events will take place at war
memorials across the country.
They will take on particular
significance this year, with it being the
100-year anniversary of the start of the
First World War (1914-18).
To commemorate this milestone,
Ealing Council is carrying out a review
of all the war memorials in the borough
and will aim to make any necessary
repairs to those that need them.
Where appropriate, the council will
look at improving and restoring certain
memorials further, between now and
the century anniversary of the end of
the war, in 2018.
Poppies, which became indelibly
associated with the First World War
when they sprung up in the bloody
killing fields of Europe, and have
since become emblematic of the
remembrance of sacrifice, have been
sown at a number of open spaces
across the borough. They came into
bloom for the first time earlier this year.
They will continue to bloom during the
course of the anniversary years.
Other commemorative projects will
take place during the four years. You
can follow the council’s Twitter feed
@EalingCouncil to see ‘on this day’
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around ealing
Autumn 2014
key anniversary dates that affected our
area and its people during the war.
REMEMBRANCE SERVICES
The local branch of the Royal
British Legion marches each year to
Greenford War Memorial from its
headquarters in Oldfield Lane South
for a public service at 11am. It is due to
be attended this year by council leader
Julian Bell and deputy mayor of Ealing
Councillor Harbhajan Kaur Dheer.
A parade also traditionally begins
in Manor Park and passes through
Southall on the way to Southall War
Memorial on The Green for a service
at 11am, this year due to be attended
by previous mayor of Ealing, Councillor
Kamaljit Dhindsa The parade will then
continue through the town.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Ealing,
Councillor Tej Ram Bagha, is
due to attend a service at
Ealing War Memorial
on Ealing Green, in
front of Pitzhanger
Manor, with a
two-minute silence at
11am. Deputy leader of
the council Ranjit Dheer is
also due to attend, along with
the Deputy Lieutenant Major
John Rodwell.
For more information,
visit www.ealing.gov.uk