The Remembrance Ceremony this year will be returning to normal. This year Enniskillen Royal British Legion invite the community to participate in the Act of Remembrance Ceremony at the Cenotaph on Sunday Novembe 13 at 10.45am. Enniskillen Royal British Legion is encouraging the community to take part, remembering that the Act of Remembrance can be commemorated by pausing for the two-minute silence again from home or wherever you find yourself at 11am.
Within Royal British Legion guidelines, invited Government, Civic and Armed Forces representatives and other VIP’s will join the Royal British Legion to mark the Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph. They will be invited to carry out their own Act of Remembrance led by The Viscount Brookeborough, Lord Lieutenant for Co. Fermanagh from the Enniskillen Branch. Comrade Richard Lucas, Vice Chairman of the Royal British Legion Enniskillen Branch will deliver the Exhortation and Kohima Epitaph.
The Chairman of the Royal British Legion (Enniskillen Branch) Mr John Jones outlined: "Enniskillen Cathedral is filming and live-streaming the Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance on Sunday November 13th which can be accessed through St. Macartin’s Cathedral website. The Service of Remembrance, will take place in St. Macartin’s Cathedral, led by The Very Rev Dean Kenneth Hall.This will provide an opportunity for our community to Pause, Reflect and Remember, honouring the sacrifice of the fallen and valour of our veterans.
"The British Legion in its Remembrance activities and actions pays tribute to the millions of British and Commonwealth and foreign men and women who served, so many making the ultimate sacrifice, in both World Wars and in more recent conflicts."
Mr John Jones continued: "The Royal British Legion Hall in Enniskillen will be open until Saturday November 12 from 11am-4pm for those wishing to purchase poppies and poppy wreaths. The Poppy Appeal and the valuable work of the Royal British Legion ensures that veterans and Service families are looked after no matter what challenges they, and the country, face."
Mr Jones thanked the community for their support and co-operation for Remembrance Sunday this year, which will enable the Act of Remembrance to proceed in a safe and dignified way.
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