Children pay their respects to war dead

Local school children joined with veterans in paying their respects to war-dead during a moving ceremony at Hastings Cemetery last Thursday.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Oct 2016, 11:18 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:10 BST

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Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083703001Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083703001
Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083703001

Pupils from a number of local schools kneeled to plant wooden crosses with poppies on graves at the Heroes Corner section of the cemetery.

Members of the Royal British Legion and the Hastings and St Leonards Veterans Association presented colours during an address by the Reverend Robert Featherstone. Attending the ceremony was Hastings Mayor Cllr Judy Rogers.

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The ceremony takes place in October each year ahead of the Remembrance Day services and parades in November.

Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083735001Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083735001
Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083735001

On Friday, in Hastings, events were held to raise money for the armed forces charity SSAFA, including a ‘Big Brew-Up’.

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Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083714001Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, War Graves, Hastings Cemetery. Photo by Sid Saunders. SUS-161021-083714001
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