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Spenborough

ARMED FORCES WEEK 2011

FLAG RAISING IN SPENBOROUGH, 20 JUNE 2011

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A beautiful summers day in Spenborough's Memorial Park, was the setting for the Branches Flag Raising Ceremony to commemorate the start of Armed Forces week.

The service was conducted by Father Peter Smith and the Armed Forces Week Flag was raised by our principal Guest, Lord Shaw of Northstead accompanied by Lady Shaw.

We were also delighted to have with us as our guests, around 25 children and their teachers from Year Two at Moorend Primary School in Cleckheaton. The children made and sold chocolate recently and donated the proceeds to the Branch.

Two children presented a wreath to the Branch President Mr Eric Martin MBE to lay on the Memorial, following which he presented each pupil and teacher with a Poppy lapel badge.

Photographs show Veterans answering the children's questions about their medals and Military Service.

Ladies of the Spenborough Branch Womens Section again provided tea, biscuits and delicious scones at the Catholic Hall directly opposite the Memorial Park, for the use of which we are indebted again to Father Peter Smith.

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