Armistice Day Service 11th November 2022

Friday 11th November 2022, saw a well attended and poignant remembrance service for Armistice Day at our official Commonwealth War Graves Commission site. Attended by Colonel Stephen Boardman MBE DL Deputy Lieutenant , West Yorkshire and officiated by Reverend Gareth Howles with Bugler, Darren Walker. We had young attendees from the choir from Valley View Community School, Rodley and students from West SILC, all of whom participated in wreath laying and the placement of poppies on our War and Remembered Graves.

Our gate poppies and two framed poems by Emma Hogarth once again attracted a lot of interest from passers by through the Remembrance period and visitors.  The Valley View choir, consisting of 23 pupils performed “This Remembrance Day” and led the singing of the National Anthem.

Our Order of Service featured a poem by Florence from Valley View.