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What did you do to remember the Fallen?

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Skibum346:

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--- Quote from: "Skibum346" ---As with every year  can't attend.. I remember the countless ones I've paraded at in uniform (Marching or playing) and picture the last post and reveille... and the line that gives me goosebumps...

...and in the morning, we will remember them

Back to doing it for real next year as I've just been accepted as an ACF potential instructor and start training in January for it.

Skibum
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See you at Frimley in January then?? bring your wolly hat - gonna be a cold one!
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Yeah.... be like being back in Germany in the winter of 86/87... maggot sack zip froze to my noze... then we got a stand to... never screamed quite so girlishly! They called me "Red Stripe" after that!   :roll:  :oops:  :lol:

Wireless:

--- Quote from: "sleepy straven" ---I see from the responses that there are a few members of the Scout Association who have taken part in their respective parades. As a GSL I attempted to get the whole group to attend but in the end only managed 12 scouts. Most of the other scouts mentioned that they had football or rugby hence they could not attend. This excuse has been used for years and by now I normally just accept it as them saying that they do not want to go. With this said however what a surprise I saw while standing around the monument at the highest part in the town with the RBL, Council, Cadets, Guides, Scouts and a few members of the public to see that three football matches were in full flow in the park and none of them stopped at 11. It seems that it is not any more an excuse. It has made my blood boil that for just one day in the year the people that organise these games cannot time it for the afternoon. I noted my anger to someone involved in the local football team and their response.... The times are fixed at the start of the year. argh!!! here and I thought rememberance Sunday was the same time every year and in fact if we look at next years calender I could give you the exact date.
Rant over Sorry
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Couldn't agree more, Shrewsbury Under-17 RUFC had to forfeit an important game on Remembrance Sunday, one that would have decided whether they were a part of North Midlands League 1 or 2.  Kick off was supposed to be at 11am at Camp Hill, Birmingham, but most of our players, including my youngest, had various parade commitments in Shrewsbury.

We're particularly sick at this, as we had won four out of six matches in the pre-liminary skills league of North Midlands Northern, and were put in this position.

League 2 for the rest of the season it is then  :evil:

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