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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 14:17 on 11th November 2011 Our memories, and thanks are with all who have perished in the name of freedom. God bless them all. |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 17:16 on 11th November 2011  Picture by Kevin Croucher |
Paul Hilton  Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 12:54 on 12th November 2011 St Giles church at the deserted village of Imber, Wiltshire was open for 2 hours for a Rememberance service; the village was taken over by troops in WW2 and it's residents were never allowed to return and for almost all the year, is off-limits for any public access.  Picture by Paul Hilton
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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:26 on 12th November 2011 It still looks like it is in good conditon, Paul. How was the inside? Do you think the government is maintaining it? |
| Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:36 on 12th November 2011 I just read this on the BBC news site. I would have liked to have been there. Were there many people attending?
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| Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:22 on 12th November 2011 On 12th November 2011 13:26, Sue . wrote:
I didn't get to go inside as it's all fenced off and the gate was locked thus wasn't able to get a decent photo of it, over the Xmas period in 2009; one of the very few times the public can go there after about a 10 minute drive across a tank training area across Salisbury Plain. Interesting views but with dire warnings not to leave the single track road that leads to the village. I'm not sure who maintains the church but is likely the Churches Conservation Trust. The rest of the village is owned by the MoD. I've been surprised at the number of views my other image of the church also on Poe has had on Google Earth. I'll try again this year. Easter is the only other time it is open to the public normally which also gives opportunity for people to visit the graves there too. Edited by: Paul Hilton at:12th November 2011 17:43 |
| Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 22:00 on 12th November 2011 Darn it! I'll miss Easter by a month. |
Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA | quotePosted at 05:00 on 13th November 2011 Most my aunts, uncles, in-laws and other associates have been strong memebers of the VFW Clubs over here (Veteran's of Froeing Wars)...but I also get an good taste of the rememberances with the Scouts at Memorial Days also, an di well remember being in the Elks Lodge and saluting the flag as it went by in my white skirt, blue blazer...red and white stripped boat neck knit top years ago. My dad was an World War II Vet, weh ave his newspaper on D-Day he kept..my brother has is funderal flag as he was given an military service at his death....My neighbor we grew up near was an WWI Veteran, my two uncles are Korean Vets, my husband an "decorated" Viet Nam vet, and hubby's niece and guy she married went to the Gulf War...as Marines. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 12:12 on 13th November 2011 Great coverage from the BBC as usual. |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 12:35 on 13th November 2011 100% coverage i say --at least this is one good thing they are good at. |
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