Ifield residents and scouts gather for Remembrance Sunday
At 11am on Remembrance Sunday (12th November) the residents of Ifield, the congregation of St Margaret’s Church and members of 2nd Ifield (St Margaret’s) Scout Group with Drake Explorer Scout Unit gathered around the war memorial in Ifield churchyard.
By Mark Dunford
Published 12th Nov 2023, 21:28 BST
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There was the two minutes silence, between the last post and reveille, wreaths laid, with prayers, remembering those who had died in wars and for peace.
The ceremony at the war memorial was preceded by a service in St Margaret’s Church which was full to standing room with 100 Scouts from Ifield plus their families. The service was presided on by the Rector of Ifield, Revd Christine Spencer, and included the thoughts on sacrifice and peace prepared by Scarlett and Nathan who are members of the Explorer Scout Unit
Craig Edwards, Group Scout Leader, congratulated the Scouts on their turnout and their contributions by writing and reading payers, reading the Bible and the poem “In Flanders Field”