Of course.
Sea Front Cenotaph was ‘heaving’, real nice turn out and good Weather as well.
skids:
Now now children, put the crayons away. The thread was about what people did for rememberance, lets please show the thread a bit of respect and take the politics, history and geography lessons somewhere else please.
nothing to with politics pal, the irishrover and I were on about James mcClean of Sunderland! HIS CHOICE was not to wear a poppy on his shirt as he didn’t want to remember british servicemen from two world wars and many conflicts after that! That’s his right, as a catholic from NORN IRON rightly wouldn’t! Terrorism doesn’t justify any cause, but are the British government also guilty of that? They used to let us terrorise the Irish, that’s life! As I said earlier in my post on top of page 4, I remember what happened in Londonderry in 1972, on Sunday bloody sunday, warrenpoint in 1979, Falklands in 1982 the list goes on! Top little country, nice people and the fishing used to be awesome! And don’t get me started on them Belfast ladies! 
Never miss.
Being an ex squaddie and the Secretary for our local Branch Association I do have a committment to the Remembrance services.
And as my wife is an ordained priest,and Honourary Chaplain to our Branch,she conducts the local Remembrance service,wearing a Household Cavalry badge on her black stole.
I also tend the memorial for my former regiment at The National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas near Burton on Trent.
I have had to add new name plaques over recent years for the young men in my regiment who have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.I have been priveledged to meet some of the widows and families of these boys,difficult to know what to say.
Am not sticking up for Celtic but am mearly putting across what I saw in the web/papers
“Celtic Charity Fund, the charitable arm of Celtic Football Club, today presented a donation of £10,000 to the work of veterans’ charity Poppyscotland. The Club is pleased to continue its support of the charity, which it has backed for a number of years through substantial financial support.”
They should have worn the poppy in my opinion !
andrew.s:
jammymutt:
I watched the ceremony from home I cant go to the local thing or any other as I am far too emotional and I just burst in to tears wherever I am, the one thing that made me mad today was that glasgow celtic have banned the sale of poppies at their ground and the team didnt wear poppies today I thought that was pretty shocking.if this is true that is deeply shocking-wonder if celtic gave their players a choice of a shirt with and without a poppy embroidered on it?
as for that little [zb] who plays for sunderland who refused to wear a shirt with a poppy-did he think hitler would have left ireland alone if he had invaded mainland britain? what a ■■■■■■.
he has already had his life threaten from one bunch of knuckle heads so he is just keeping his head down if you grew up in the Creggan highly unlikely that you would wear a poppy. It is about freedom of choice i donate but do not wear the poppy because of where i live, in NI it has become a political symbol sadly and wrongly
Always pay my respects , and every year meet ex squaddies in a local boozer raise a glass to the fallen . One squaddie who is normally with us is on active service in Afgan , so he sent his wife to us with his apologies and money to buy a round . 
Me and one of my mates were cycling thru a little warwickshire village and stopped just before the minutes silence at the war memorial. I was amazed that even cars driving thru the village slowed and a couple of them stopped
mazzer:
andrew.s:
jammymutt:
he has already had his life threaten from one bunch of knuckle heads so he is just keeping his head down if you grew up in the Creggan highly unlikely that you would wear a poppy. It is about freedom of choice i donate but do not wear the poppy because of where i live, in NI it has become a political symbol sadly and wrongly
welcome to the site mazzer! Most people from both sides of the religious divide want, and are entitled to peace in THEIR own country! You deserve it! as you say sadly and wrongly it’s become a political symbol 
fair play to you for donating, my respect goes to you! I remember what happened when Lennon took over at Celtic, the Protestants went haywire too! love the country, love the people and love the fishing there too! Oh and the beer!
Watched it on BBC on sunday, but last year as Armisitce day was during the week, i pulled over at one minute to 11, did the silence then carried on, then on the Sunday did it all again