A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped organise, took part, or joined to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, in Edenbridge. It is always a day when we feel especially proud of our community as we come together to honour and remember all those who have served and sacrificed.
Thank you also to Edenbridge’s keen knitters for the beautifully handcrafted poppies that have adorned the railings at Stangrove Park.
We were pleased to have worked with the new landowners of the old hospital site, The BALMA Group, to ensure that the community could come together at the War Memorial to mark Remembrance Sunday. We would also like to thank our Grounds Team for tending to the area in preparation of the event, and to all the volunteers who helped council staff with the road closure.
1st Edenbridge Scouts led the parade from Leathermarket car park to the War Memorial, where everyone gathered for opening prayers, the Last Post and two-minute silence, followed by wreath-laying and National Anthem. An afternoon service was held at St Peter & St Paul’s Church with music from Edenbridge Town Band.
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- Chairman of Sevenoaks District, Cllr Margot McArthur
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- Members of the Police, Armed Forces and Royal British Legion
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- Remembrance Sunday parade and march
On Wednesday 11 November at 11am, another two-minute silence was held as the Remembrance flag was raised to half-mast at the town’s flagpole on the High Street.
It was truly moving to see so many individuals, families, community groups and organisations coming together in remembrance.
Thank you to the Royal British Legion Edenbridge for organising the wreaths, laid on behalf of:
- Edenbridge Town Council
- Royal British Legion Edenbridge
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- British Army
- MP Tom Tugendhat
- Royal Air Force
- Kent County Council
- Kent Police
- Kent Fire and Rescue
- Edenbridge Women’s Institute
- Edenbridge Scouts Association
- Edenbridge Guides Association
- Edenbridge Brownies
- St Peter and St Paul’s Church
- Edenbridge Town Band
- Edenbridge and Westerham Rotary Club
- Edenbridge and District Probus
- Edenbridge Primary School
- Hever Primary School
- Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre
- New Edenbridge and District Residents’ Association
- Edenbridge Community Christmas Association
- English Rose Sisterhood
- A.G
- Private Wreaths