ARMISTICE DAY IN ECCLES 2022 REMEMBERED

As people gathered across Salford today, Tony Flynn headed out to pay his respects at the Eccles War Memorial.

Eccles Town Hall bells rang out at 11.00am today and a crowd of some 120 people stood in silence deep in their thoughts at the Eccles War memorial as they paid their respects.

As the bells rang a two minute silence was impeccably kept as Rod O' Connor lowered and raised a standard, then recited part of the poem by Laurence Binyon, "At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them"

Amongst those in attendance were several veterans proudly wearing their medals, the staff of Eccles Library also came out to stand in silence, along with many regular faces from Eccles, which was heartening to see.

I was pleased to notice that children from The Manse in Eccles had made a wreath and placed it on the cenotaph along with wreaths from Christ Church Primary School and Kiddiewinks Nursery at the same school.

This coming Sunday is Remembrance Sunday when 100's of people will attend to pay their respects and lay wreaths and poppies in the small grassed area, a very emotional day and we shall be there to film and photograph the day, hope to see you there.