100 Years Ago...Remembered

Remembrance Sunday

Brinklow Village, Warwickshire

St John the Baptist Church -

Look closely and you will see 

glass silhouettes of two soldiers sitting on the bench above.

Cascade of hand-crafted poppies.

Today marks the 100 year anniversary of the end of hostilities

in the First World War at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

There are many displays throughout the Village.  A wonderful effort by all.

Below is a display focusing on WWI Tank Corp.

Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom 

and the Commonwealth of Nations as a day 

"to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth 

military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts'.

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Greetings.  It has been a long time.  I have been

busy but still taking photographs here and there.  

Brinklow Village is located a short distance from Coventry, about

10 minutes from my home.  When I saw all the

hard work that had been undertaken (and believe me

there is so much more than what I show here), I 

decided I must share.

Warmest Best Wishes to you All!

Brinklow's Scarecrow Festival

The perfect setting for a wedding.

The Church?  St. John the Baptist, Broad Street.

The Event?  Brinklow's Scarecrow Weekend 

held over last August Bank Holiday weekend.

The happy Bride and Groom?  

Yes, you guessed it - they are scarecrows.

The church (below) with more scarecrows (and some people too)

in the field next to the church.

The whole village was full of displays.

I'll show you a few more later in the week.

Village life in England can be lots of fun!

Brinklow (near Coventry) - RAF Funeral

We were only passing through Brinklow this morning when it was apparent that a funeral was soon to take place at St John the Baptist Church.  We stopped as RAF Reginald Cleaver arrived.  The photographs are shared with you in tribute to a man who was a POW and helped other prisoners escape....in 'The Great Escape' film style.