Remembrance Sunday in Forres is always a moving and dignified occasion made all the more special by the Parade and laying of wreaths at the war memorial. Forres has RAF Kinloss in the Parish and so the Parade is a grand affair with the RAF the Royal British Legion and the uniformed organisations of Air Cadets, Army Cadets, Scouts, Guides, Brownies and many others all led by the Pipe Band as we march from one end of the High Street to the other.
Over the past few years the crowds have grown in size and it seemed this Sunday as if the whole Town had turned out. You could feel the emotion at the laying of Wreaths, especially with there being many bereaved families with the loss of the Nimrod over Afghanistan.
It is a great privilege to lead such a service even though I did get really frustrated that the sound system did not work properly for the second year running and that the lone Piper started to play too early and cut out part of the service. On the other hand the trumpeter was superb and dead on cue, the sound of the Last Post and Reveille ringing out on a cold crisp morning somehow brings home the sense of sacrifice that is made by a few for so many.
Over the past few years the crowds have grown in size and it seemed this Sunday as if the whole Town had turned out. You could feel the emotion at the laying of Wreaths, especially with there being many bereaved families with the loss of the Nimrod over Afghanistan.
It is a great privilege to lead such a service even though I did get really frustrated that the sound system did not work properly for the second year running and that the lone Piper started to play too early and cut out part of the service. On the other hand the trumpeter was superb and dead on cue, the sound of the Last Post and Reveille ringing out on a cold crisp morning somehow brings home the sense of sacrifice that is made by a few for so many.
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