Remembering Remembrance Day
Local people took the opportunity to remember those from the Breamish Valley who lost their lives in the two world wars at the Remembrance Day Service 2022.
war memorial
Remembrance Day Service 2022
Breamish Valley Remembrance Day Service 2022
Sunday 13 November 2022
Commences 10:50 am for
two-minute silence at 11:00 am
Remembrance 2021
Breamish Valley Remembrance 2021
On Sunday 14 November 2021 residents of Breamish Valley, and visitors from further afield, came to remember service personnel who died protecting our freedoms.
In a well-attended service led by Revd. Velda Nicholson people, old and young, gathered to remember the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in conflicts.
Poppy Display 2021
Knitted and crocheted poppy display 2021
Thanks to the hard work of several volunteers who took up the challenge of knitting or crocheting poppies for a Remembrance Day Poppy Display, the poppies are now adorning the Powburn Community Garden. May Wilson and Noreen Birnie have made a wonderful vista of the colourful poppies and put it on show today. And it looks marvellous!
Remember…Remembrance Day 2021
Remembrance Day Service 2021
This is a gentle reminder that there will be a Remembrance Day Service at the Breamish Valley War Memorial on Sunday 14 November 2021, commencing 10:50 am.
Remembrance Day Service 2021
Breamish Valley Remembrance Day Service 2021
Sunday 14 November 2021
Commences 10:50 am for
two-minute silence at 11:00 am
Community Garden Improvements
In addition to the new wall to protect the well in the Powburn Community Garden, further improvements are well underway.
A planter that will be used to create a bed of red roses has been constructed and installed at the Breamish Valley War Memorial. The angular, U-shaped wooden planter was made to the same high standards as the Bolton Road Sign Planters and the Powburn Road Sign Planters by Chris Armit from Newcastleton (Chris constructed the Bolton and Powburn planters).
Lest We Forget 2020
As mentioned in the post entitled Remembrance Sunday 2020, May Wilson BEM has today laid a commemorative poppy wreath in remembrance of the fallen from the Breamish Valley at the Breamish Valley War Memorial in the Powburn Community Garden.
Remembrance Sunday 2020
Background
We are sure that members of the local community will recognise the current unusual circumstances surrounding the possibility of commemorating Remembrance Sunday this year. While the UK Government has now published guidance (published 3 Nov 2020), the required actions and responsibilities mean that there is insufficient time to organise a public event. However, we do not want to let this commemoration pass us by and we want to assure you that the fallen of the Breamish Valley are never forgotten. Consequently, a wreath will be laid by May Wilson BEM on behalf of the local community.
An expert motorist: Christopher Leather
An expert motorist
As we move into a New Year with all the hopes and opportunities that this may bring, it’s important not to forget a significant anniversary during 2018 – the First World War Centenary.
Frequent visitors to this website will no doubt be aware of the Breamish Valley War Memorial Project and the publication of the Breamish Valley Roll of Honour.
In October 2017, we focused on one of our young men from the Breamish Valley who lost his life during WWI: Captain Robert Collingwood Roddam. Robert was just 25 years when he was killed in action. In this current website post, we are focusing on another local man: Christopher Leather.