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Barbra | Report | 12 Nov 2016 23:28 |
Just watched tonight .I was so proud of our Country for honouring the service Men & Women .So Many lives lost & people injured through the wars .& other conflicts .but the bravery & commitment to get back & get on with their lives amazing They were all so proud to be there heads held high .& the Marching & Music from .Michael Ball & the others who took part .a night to remember . <3 |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 13 Nov 2016 01:24 |
sorry ............ I have deleted my message. It wasn't what you would want to hear. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 13 Nov 2016 09:04 |
Why, when the eleventh day of the eleventh month is a memorable date in our calendar, do people insist on 'celebrating' on the nearest weekend/Sunday to that date? |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Nov 2016 09:22 |
JoyLouise - spot on! |
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Guinevere | Report | 13 Nov 2016 10:26 |
It was moved in 1945 so as not to interrupt workers rebuilding the country. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 13 Nov 2016 11:14 |
People do still observe the 2 minute silence on the 11th, but having Rememberance Sunday (the nearest Sunday to the 11th) means more people can attend services. As Guinevere says, it was moved in 1945. |
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Barbra | Report | 13 Nov 2016 12:02 |
I was proud to watch & observed the two Minutes silence Today also on The11th .think its up to us a Nation to thank all the People who lost their lives in The wars & other Conflicts .we are here because of them & today they are still defending our shores .be it Army. Navy .Air force ..police . 1945-2016 we will remember them .& forever more . <3 As for Bank Holiday 11-11 a bit inappropriate for such a time in our History .Barbra |
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Linda | Report | 13 Nov 2016 12:23 |
I agree Barbra I think it would be very inappropriate to have a bank holiday on 11/11. I held my two minutes silence Friday Saturday and Sunday morning |
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JoyLouise | Report | 13 Nov 2016 13:49 |
I don't think it at all inappropriate to have a bank holiday (ie a national holiday) on 11 November. |
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Caroline | Report | 13 Nov 2016 13:54 |
Canada doesn't have a National holiday on the 11th but Government is closed for the day. Schools etc are open. If there were a public holiday I doubt everyone would attend a ceremony for instance most Government workers in Canada go shopping. The only "good" part is most public places will ask you to stop and remember at 11 but not all. Public transit will stop at the nearest station/stop. That said many still go on shopping to their hearts content. At least this way schools hold assemblies albeit not always at 11. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 13 Nov 2016 14:28 |
Sylvia wrote that all of the Canadian services were held on 11 November. |
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Caroline | Report | 13 Nov 2016 15:43 |
There were services last Sunday for some but the main ones were on the 11th BUT it's not a National holiday unless you're a Government worker you have to take a day off work to attend. |
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Guinevere | Report | 13 Nov 2016 15:56 |
I think a bank holiday would turn into a Christmas shopping bonanza rather than remembrance. |
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Caroline | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:07 |
Obviously there's no way of knowing if they're showing respect in their own way, but it would be a good bet they're not if they're more intent on pushing their overloaded trolley around Walmart for instances. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:12 |
When I worked in an open plan office, trying to keep two minutes silence was horrendous! |
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JoyLouise | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:27 |
Pushing their trollies around as they do on Sundays? |
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Caroline | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:38 |
Guinevere mentioned bank holiday running into Christmas shopping, but I agree with her on that point. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:45 |
We didn't go to a service but we stood in silence on the 11th in Tesco together with everybody else in the shop, nobody spoke, it is a big Tesco extra, the tills stopped and the bugles played the last post. actually the way they did it we were silent for 4 minutes, but no worries about that. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:53 |
Joy, I think you are confusing Armistice Day with Remembrance Sunday. Armistice Day commemorates the signing of a document bringing an end to hostilities. Remembrance Day is to remember all those who gave their lives. There is no reason not to commemorate both as far as I can see. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 13 Nov 2016 16:59 |
Caroline, as I was a war baby, it goes without saying that I remember various closing times for shops. |