The Poppy Day Appeal starts this year around the 24th October 2019.
Remembrance Sunday is on the 10th of November 2019. This year has included several significant Second World War 75th Anniversaries including D-Day and Arnhem. The Liss Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is responsible for the coordination of Remembrance Tide activities in Liss.
This year St Mary’s Church is undergoing major building works and will not be available for the main service which will be conducted, with some modification, in the Triangle Centre. This year the parade will form up at the new Pavilion and march from there to the War Memorial for the 11:00 Act of remembrance and Wreath Laying. The main truncated service will then take place in the Triangle attended by Councillors, RBL and cadet contingents and representatives from the other youth contingents.
Timings:
10:00 – RBL Club opens
10:20 – Contingents on parade at Liss Pavilion
10:25 – RBL President, Chairman & Standard Bearer lay wreath at St Mary’s Memorial
10:35 – March off down Station Road to War Memorial
10:42 – Cross railway (scheduled trains 1023, 1036, 1038 & 1109)
10:50 – Parade assembled at War Memorial
10:57 – Introduction by Rector
10:59 – Exhortation by Chairman Liss RBL (15s) Last Post (45s)
11:00 – Silence
11:02 – Kohima Epitaph by Chairman Liss RBL
11:03 – Wreath Laying
11:15 – Parade Fall Out to Main Service or dispersal
12:00 – (approx) At end of service those attending disperse to RBL Club.
PARADE & MARCH
Parade will form up at 10:20 at Pavilion under command of the Parade Marshal (PM).
Order of March (where present on the day) is:
– Liss Band
– Regular & Reserve Forces
– Royal British Legion Branch Standard
– Royal British Legion Contingent led by President and Chairman
– EHDC & Liss Parish Councillors
– Royal Naval, Regimental & Corps, and RAF Associations
– Police, Ambulance and Fire Services
– Red Cross
– CCF, ACF and ATC Detachments
– Rover Scouts, Scouts, Cub Scouts and Beaver Scouts
– Ranger Guides, Gir
Please Note: All ex-servicemen and their families are welcome in the club after the Parade. We would also welcome any new potential members who would like to discuss becoming a member of the Royal British Legion Liss.