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A great honour for our War Memorial Project CIssue Four – Novembaer 2018 p e l T i Freme to all residents, freiends and ssupporters Her Majesty The Queen Capel St Mary is honoured to receive from Her Majesty a letter about the commitment of the village to our War Memorial project. The village will wish to thank Her Majesty for Her kind and thoughtful message, David Thompson – Editor Capel Times November 2018 Page 2 Essential Admiration from our principal guests… PRAYERS Prayers will be said road closure during the Dedication Service by the village 8 am - 2 pm Church leaders To ensure the safety of the many people we are expecting to attend our Dedication Service a temporary road closure will be essential. The Street will be closed from the junction of Rembrow Road, heading towards the Methodist Church, up to the junction with Link Road from 8am until 2pm on the morning of 11 November. Deputy Lieutenant Air Vice-Marshal James Cartlidge The restriction will stop through of Suffolk Simon Dougherty South Suffolk MP traffic but residents from houses Sir Michael Bunbury affected by the closure will still have vehicle access to their ‘I visited Capel St Mary in August ‘We must never forget the huge ‘As Capel St Mary’s local MP, I have homes. and met with Gary Bunkell and other sacrifices made by others and I am nothing but admiration for the efforts of members of the Committee. I was delighted to be involved in such an the War Memorial Trust and the local As a lot of people will be walking very impressed both with the important project. The community community, who have shown great pride Anglican: on The Street during the road preparations and also with the has truly come together to make and determination to deliver this important project. The new War Canon Jim Pendorf closure, traffic marshals will obvious community spirit that has this endeavour such a success.’ Memorial, placed at the centre of the assist residents who need to made this project possible. I very drive from or to their homes. village in this armistice centenary year, much look forward to participating will be a fitting and poignant tribute to all There will be a signposted on the great day itself, Sunday 11th of those local soldiers who tragically lost diversion via Rembrow Road. November.’ their lives.’ …for our wonderful community spirit Help with necessary Who made it parking all possible? Parking will be an issue for the Dedication Service, the afternoon events and the Lighting of the Beacon. YOU DID! Methodist: Please, village residents, if you The War Memorial projects Andrew Vellacott are mobile, do not drive to the events. There will be limited could not have been parking for those for whom it is successful without over- essential to come by car. whelming support from the If they have Blue Badges we will village. need to have their details in Unfortunately, the Data advance. We are also looking at Protection Act, which came offering transport for residents into force this year, has with limited mobility. restricted the publication of For those with Blue Badges and the names of the many others who need help with villagers who have transport please email Capel contributed money or War Memorial Trust at [email protected] voluntary work to the project. Decorating Memorial But it should be applauded that at the time of publication of Capel Times 119 Dedication Day fencing with poppies individuals had become Community Church: timetable Friends of Capel St Mary War Pastor Dave Owen - Page 4 The paving and turf have - and individuals, have knitted Memorial Trust. been laid and work continues or crocheted the poppies. Primary School Upwards of another 30 and the Memorial Garden at Memorial Sarah has stitched the individuals had also con- the Monument will be tributed financially and - Page 5 poppies on to camouflage finished in time for the netting attached to the otherwise. High School tributes Dedication Service. fencing. A total of 22 groups, clubs, - Pages 6 and 7 Until then, the protective Poppies can be added until churches and schools made fencing panels around the financial and other con- Stories of the fencing comes down. They site will remain enhanced by can be left at the Village Bar, tributions as did 13 Capel’s lost men a growing mass of 12 Friars and 16 Thorney companies. - Pages 11, 12 commemorative poppies. Road. There was also help from and 13 Coordinated by Sarah The poppy panels will be on outside donors and from Your Families’ Stories Weston, of Capel, village display at the village hall Heritage Lottery. Pages 20 - 24 groups - including the exhibition after the Dedication Chairman’s Comment Guides, Brownies and the WI Service. - Page 5 Roman Catholic: Damian Hearne Capel Times November 2018 Page 3 THE FALLEN WREATH LAYERS World War One William Abbott Herbert Bullard Harry Chiverton Walter Cole Frank Cook Frank Deck Sir Michael Bunbury Simon Dougherty Edgar Fallows Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk Air Vice-Marshal for William Fallows the Armed Services Frank Goddard Charles Gough Frederick Grimsey John Lott MC Francis Moncreife George Norris Arthur Peck William Pettingale Edgar Pittock Frederick Ratford Earnest Richardson Frank Richardson OUTLINE ORDER OF SERVICE Ernest Rush WELCOME AND BIDDING PRAYER Arthur Stiff James Cartlidge Gordon Jones HYMN South Suffolk MP Suffolk County Councillor ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE THE FALLEN Laura Allison, Head Girl East Bergholt High School, David Williams, Deputy Head Boy East Bergholt High School THE EXHORTATION – Sir Michael Bunbury LAST POST – Mr Arthur Glazin World War Two TWO MINUTE SILENCE Reginald Allen REVEILLE Walter Barclay KOHIMA EPITAPH – Sir Michael Bunbury Harry Burch LAYING OF WREATHS Eustace Fraser PIPED LAMENT – Rob Caird, Ipswich Piping Society Raymond Fraser READING Frank Green Barry Gasper Chris Matthews Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 6 vs 10-18 Phillip Pells Babergh Council Chairman Capel Parish Council Chair Air Vice-Marshal Simon Dougherty Edgar Pittock PRAYERS Frank Pittock HYMN Kenneth Reynolds I vow to thee, my country Arthur Singleton THE BLESSING Harold Steward THE NATIONAL ANTHEM The service will be conducted by the Reverend (Ret’d Major) Mandy Reynolds, pictured right, a former British Army Chaplain, who served in the UK, Germany and Iraq. She is former Chaplain to the Army Widows’ Association, Post World War Two the Chaplain to the Normandy Veterans’ Association Peter Harris Walter Nixon Group Captain and full-time Chaplain World War Two Veteran Gary Bunkell for Ipswich Hospital. Names of the Fallen will be For blind and all veterans Chair, War Memorial Trust read during the Dedication Scouting and Guiding Groups will lay wreaths and children will A full Order of Service will be available at the Service by East Bergholt High plant Crosses. When the formal ceremony ends other groups Monument site from 10am on 11 November School students. See Order of and individuals are very welcome to lay their own wreaths. Service. Capel Times November 2018 Page 4 A Beacon of Light in commemoration and remembrance World War One started in Islands, Isle of Man and UK Europe on 28 July 1914. On 3 Overseas Territories. August, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Minster, Sir Edward The Beacon is the one lit to Grey, was looking down the celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th Mall, In London, as the lamps Birthday. Seven hundred people were lit. He declared: ’The (the estimate of a policeman lamps are going out all over with crowd-control experience) Europe. We shall not see them gathered at the village hall for lit again in our lifetime’. On 4 that lighting. August, the UK was at war with War Memorials throughout the Germany. country are being restored or Rod Caird It was four years until our renovated in time for the 100th Ipswich Piping Society, will nation, Europe and the world anniversary. Capel’s War pipe during the Wreath saw the light of peace again. Memorial Trust believes that our village could be the only one in Laying ceremony. A Beacon of Light the country which, over the last in commemoration and Timetable of remembrance of the 100th two years, has built its first-ever anniversary of the end of World Memorial in time for the 100th our 24-hour War One and the many millions anniversary. who were killed or who came The Beacon, bought by public day of events home dreadfully wounded will donations, has been stored in be lit in Capel St Mary at 7pm the village and has been Memorial Site on 11 November. It will be the 6am-6.15am checked, tested and will be closing event of the day in operated by Stuart Harris and which our War Memorial Lone Piper plays Battle’s Steve Bishop, both Capel Monument is Dedicated. O’er as part of the National Parish Councillors, who were in The Battle’s O’er! event. Union Flag raised. It will be one of 1,000 lit across charge of it for the Queen’s The Street the United Kingdom, Channel celebrations. Piping in the dawn 10.20am -10.40am Parade of: Cadets, Guides and Scouts Ending the day to the Memorial. Memorial Capel’s day-long events commemorating the 100th anniversary of 10.30am the end of World War One will start with Bill Dimond piping the traditional Scottish lament, the Battle’s O’er, at 6am at the War Public assemble at the Memorial. He is one of 1,000 pipers across the United Kingdom Memorial. Music by East and the world who will be playing the lament at the same time.