We will remember them
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Members of the public were also invited to join councillors and council staff who were observing a two-minute silence outside Ealing Town Hall on Armistice Day at 11am on Armistice Day, Thursday 11 November 2021.
The Mayor of Ealing, Councillor Munir Ahmed, is due to attend a Remembrance Sunday service at Ealing War Memorial on Ealing Green, in front of Pitzhanger Manor, with a two-minute silence at 11am. The Queen’s representative, Deputy Lieutenant Richard Kornicki, will be attending the service. Council leader Peter Mason will also be there, along with chief executive Paul Najsarek.
The local branch of the Royal British Legion will be marching to Greenford War Memorial on Greenford Broadway from its headquarters in Oldfield Lane South for a public service at 11am. Deputy mayor, Councillor Mohinder Midha, and deputy council leader Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, will attend and lay wreaths.
In Southall there will be a gathering at the War Memorial on The Green for a short service, followed by a two minute silence at 11am. The congregation then heads to St John’s Church in Church Road for a short Remembrance Sunday service there. The previous mayor of Ealing, Dr Abdullah Gulaid, is due to attend along with council cabinet member Councillor Jasbir Anand.
Councillor Mason said: "On Remembrance Sunday, we take time to pause in a collective act of acknowledgement for all those who have lost their lives in war. We turn our thoughts to those killed over the last century protecting and defending our country and the values of democracy and equality that we hold so dear, and those injured and impacted by the consequences of armed conflict."
"By coming together at memorials across our borough, we recommit ourselves to never forget the huge sacrifices made by others, and rededicate our covenant with those who have served, both active members of the armed forces and veterans."
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