1st Lydd Scouts do their community proud on Remembrance Sunday

Young people from 1st Lydd Scout Group joined the local community today for Remembrance Sunday, paying their respects and representing the Scouting movement with pride.

We were fortunate to have sunshine as we gathered at All Saints Church in Lydd for an engaging service. Our young people took part thoughtfully and observed the two-minute silence with care and respect.

Following the church service, 1st Lydd joined the procession to Lydd Cenotaph for the reading of the names of the fallen. This was a poignant opportunity to reflect on the lives behind those names and the sacrifices made by people from our community. We observed a further two-minute silence before our young people laid their wreaths in remembrance.

Throughout the morning, our members looked very smart and conducted themselves in a way that was a credit to both 1st Lydd and the wider Scouting movement. We were especially proud of our youngest members. Standing quietly through a service and two periods of silence can be a considerable challenge at their age, and they rose to the occasion admirably.

As a local Scout Group, taking part in Lydd’s act of remembrance is an important opportunity to stand alongside our neighbours, honour those who gave so much and help the next generation understand why we continue to remember. Our young people approached that responsibility with care and respect.

After the wreath-laying, we paraded from the Cenotaph to the War Memorial Hall, where refreshments provided a welcome opportunity to come together following the morning’s commemorations.

Thank you to all our young people for representing 1st Lydd so well, and to the leaders, families and everyone involved in organising and supporting the service. We are proud of you all.

Lest we forget.