Remembrance Sunday last year in Brigg (Nth Lincs) was disrespecful to say the least, I stood waiting for the parade to arrive at the town memorial for 11:00 am.
I waited with others who are forces and ex forces and we waited and waited, then at 11:50 am the parade came into view and they held the silence at midday.
After the parade was over I made strong representation to the Brigg Town Council who run this parade, they tell me it has always been so, even when the RBL ran it up to some five years ago.
I wrote a letter, I brought it up and the Annual Town Meeting and yet they seem entrenched in their attitude of keeping it at 12:00 midday.
At the Brigg Town Council meeting, a councilor who said he had checked all the details of the WWW, informed me the timing was something to do with an event in 1917 on the front! REALLY?
Although THEY the council seen unable to move forward on this one and I was not alone in voicing my complaints and gave my reasons why, I added if it was good enough for 'Her Majesty' perhaps Brigg could follow her lead?
I waited with others who are forces and ex forces and we waited and waited, then at 11:50 am the parade came into view and they held the silence at midday.
After the parade was over I made strong representation to the Brigg Town Council who run this parade, they tell me it has always been so, even when the RBL ran it up to some five years ago.
I wrote a letter, I brought it up and the Annual Town Meeting and yet they seem entrenched in their attitude of keeping it at 12:00 midday.
At the Brigg Town Council meeting, a councilor who said he had checked all the details of the WWW, informed me the timing was something to do with an event in 1917 on the front! REALLY?
Although THEY the council seen unable to move forward on this one and I was not alone in voicing my complaints and gave my reasons why, I added if it was good enough for 'Her Majesty' perhaps Brigg could follow her lead?