Remembrance 2020

In the last 6 weeks we have received different guidelines surrounding the Remembrance Sunday Events from many different sources sometimes duplicated each day.  This, as you can imagine has made the arrangements difficult to plan, attempting to balance the safety of people attending and allowing people the right to remember.

Please note that this is NOT considered as a full scale event that would require the notification to SAG as an event, although notification will be given to SAG as a matter of courtesy.  There will be NO marching band, parade or official religious service given on the day.  We are attempting to make the day as pleasant as we can for everyone wishing to remember whilst remaining conscious that there is a pandemic and the country is in a full scale lockdown with many government restrictions.

For anyone attending, they will need to scan in using the NHS Track and Trace poster that will be available on Sunday, but is also attached to this email.  We will allow more people to attend than originally planned now that new guidance has been released.  People attending will need to observe social distancing at all times and to remain in your own household or support bubble.

The arrangements are very much similar to the previous plans but with the allowance of more wreath laying.  Instead of an exhaustive list of wreath layers, I have listed the order and would hope that people respect the order.  Everyone attending will get their opportunity.  After the National Anthem (allowanced under the new guidance) there won’t be any provision for refreshments afterwards in the town hall like in recent years.

The NEW arrangements are as follows:

Sunday 8th November

10H30 – meet at town hall

10H45 – head down to cenotaph

10H58 – start with Exhortation

The Exhortation is recited: (Member of TRBL)
The Last Post is sounded.
The Two Minute Silence is observed. (All)(Town Hall Bells should sound at this point)
Reveille is sounded.
The Kohima Epitaph is recited (Mayor):
Laying of Wreaths
Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
Mayor of Morley
Mayoress on behalf of Morley residents
TRBL
Armed Forces/Veterans/Kirkness Family
SSAFA
Emergency Services
MP
Scouts/Guides/Cubs/Brownies
Any other groups/schools/organisations etc.
The National Anthem
Dismiss and head back to Town Hall, Town Cry to be at 11H30 on town hall steps

Drighlington – Cllr Finnigan to lay a wreath on behalf of the Morley Borough at 11am

Gildersome – Cllr Gettings to lay a wreath on behalf of the Morley Borough at 11am

Churwell – Cllr Sanders to lay a wreath on behalf of MTC at 11am

Tingley  – Cllr Kidger to lay a wreath on behalf of MTC and 11am

Wednesday 11th November

10H40 – meet at town hall

10H45 – head down to cenotaph

10H58 – start with Exhortation

Laying of Wreaths
Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
Mayor of Morley
Mayoress on behalf of Morley residents
TRBL
Armed Forces/Veterans/Kirkness Family
SSAFA
Emergency Services
MP
Scouts/Guides/Cubs/Brownies
Any other groups/schools/organisations etc
Dismiss and head back to Town Hall, Town Cry to be at 11H30 on town hall steps

Cllr Kidger to lay a wreath later in the day for RSSG

Cllr Elliott to lay a wreath later in the day for Rotary