Maximum temperature today 15C, minimum 10C. 2mm of rain measured this morning and still raining; 15km/h south-easterly winds gusting up to 38 km/h.
The wreath is laid at our local village war memorial.
A minute's silence, before all the names on the memorial are read out.
In the village hall, one of our local residents has his display of WW1 memorabilia.
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As above. The articles on the wall give a brief but excellent year by year summary of the Great War and I have put them on a separate page HERE for those of you who speak French and might like to read further.
The service was followed by a repas (meal) that was cooked by the local ladies...
Here is the Maire (mayor), who, apart from his official duties, takes part in all village social affairs, serving up a tray of duck legs which were part of the main course.
I am not very good at selfies, but here I am with a flame lily (for all the Rhodesians) a poppy (for Remembrance) and the cornflower (for the French).
The local church looking pretty good for its age. The first stone was laid in the year 1080.
