Did your place of work stop for two miniutes at 11 Oclock for remembrance? I work in a school and there was a special assembly for the kids and staff at eleven were two miniutes of silence was held and you could of heard a pin drop. Least we forget.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

 

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

 

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

Tried to but I work in a hospital, so the phones kept ringing and the patients kept being poorly...

Tried to but I work in a hospital, so the phones kept ringing and the patients kept being poorly...

 

I guess some places the work has to go on and hospitals is one of them,keep up the good work Janus

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

 

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

 

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

 

What can I say but great words friend

We respected the 2mins silence....not a squeak was heard. As it should be.

Got into a bit of a disagreement over the 11 o clock silence this morning. I was checking progress on a building project. The workmen had the radio on and all of them kept the silence, standing still. Except for two young lads walking by talking, giggling and generally being obnoxious. They thought we should ‘get over it and move on’. Remember these words, I quoted almost word for word.

 

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,

Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow,

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

 

They smirked and went on their way, probably thinking what a nutter. Couldn’t be bothered taking it any further, their loss.

Got into a bit of a disagreement over the 11 o clock silence this morning. I was checking progress on a building project. The workmen had the radio on and all of them kept the silence, standing still. Except for two young lads walking by talking, giggling and generally being obnoxious. They thought we should ‘get over it and move on’. Remember these words, I quoted almost word for word.

 

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,

Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow,

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

 

 

 

They smirked and went on their way, probably thinking what a nutter. Couldn’t be bothered taking it any further, their loss.

 

Well done mate, let them get back to there playstations and xboxs were war is fun

We also try to observe it every year......

 

....but I just cannot get over just how much the bloody phone rings during our efforts:angry:

 

What's wrong with people???

 

Richard:cursing:

i did my bit but i was working alone anyway, i did stop working and had a few thought's about the people that died

I was at the Gym and everything just stopped, all the machines and all the people, no0 matter what they were doing. Was quite magnificent really.

I was at Palmer Sport in Bedford and we stopped racing the cars to observe a 2 minute silence.

Hi i was in London at the parade.

Probably few of you know me on here already for doing sponsorships for help for heroes.

But in the last 8 months with help from all you guys on the forum we raised £389 which is amazing, i did post up a letter on a thread somewhere few months ago, But you guys who have helped me in the past, Thank you, including carmads donation of goodies which we raffled up etc

 

Thank you

 

JJ

Hi i was in London at the parade.

Probably few of you know me on here already for doing sponsorships for help for heroes.

But in the last 8 months with help from all you guys on the forum we raised £389 which is amazing, i did post up a letter on a thread somewhere few months ago, But you guys who have helped me in the past, Thank you, including carmads donation of goodies which we raffled up etc

 

Thank you

 

JJ

 

Good work mate you did well. A good few years ago I marched across the Albert hall in the Festival of Remembrance.

My whole camp stopped today for the 2mins. Parade and service on Sunday wearing the ginger drinking suit, will raise a glass or 10 to those who made the greatest sacrifise.

 

Important to remember all conflicts however not just the 2 world wars.

My whole camp stopped today for the 2mins. Parade and service on Sunday wearing the ginger drinking suit, will raise a glass or 10 to those who made the greatest sacrifise.

 

Important to remember all conflicts however not just the 2 world wars.

 

So will I mate:duffer: To fallen comrades

I have had 2 help for heroes patches made which im having embroiled on my headrests of me fiesta when we pick it up next week hopefully, look the nuts. Bit ott maybe for some. but i like em