Services were held at each of our churches on Remembrance Sunday as our villages paid their respects to the fallen with the two-minute silence being kept at 11.00 am.
In Sandford a large number of people assembled at the memorial to lay wreaths and listen to the names of those who died. There were poignant displays of poppies and artefacts in the church as a reminder of those who served in conflicts past and present.
At St John’s a poppy wreath was placed on the two war memorial tablets in church.
St James’s was decorated with knitted poppies and the church was full. This included over 40 young people representing Girl Guiding and Scouting in Winscombe, as well as representatives of many local organisations. During the service Scouts and Guides read the names of the fallen. Wreaths were laid on the altar before being placed on the churchyard War Memorial at the end of the service. These included one from our local MP, Tessa Munt.
