Family Fun Day Over £2,300 was raised by the Fun
Day back in September for the various charities it was supporting. The £1,200 raised from the duck race alone went to the Rowcroft Hospice. Congratulations to all those who worked so hard for the day for such a good result, although the money- raising was not, of course, the main reason for organising the event.
The Royal Dart Details about the redevlopment of
the old Royal Dart building can be found in a separate article elsewhere in this edition of By the Dart. It’s already looking good and will soon be back in circulation once again with a new lease of life.
Kingswear
Neighbourhood Plan Look out in January for the
questionaire coming to all households in the Parish. This has been based on the ideas received from the various open meetings and consultation process. This is your chance to tell the Parish Council which ideas you support. They ask that it’s very important that you respond so please take the time to complete the questionnaire. There will be a door to door collection of forms or you can leave them at the Village Shop or Post Office. It will also be available on line.
Remembrance Sunday
This was a particularly special service in 2016 and so I have quoted in full the service and ceremony as given to me by the organisers. I hope you will forgive this but I am mindful not only of the solemnity of the occasion but by the thought that many Kingswear folk were not able to attend the service and would like very much to know what took place in their absence:
1. The Service began at 10.45 with the Vicar’s procession entering the Church during the first hymn.
2. The White Ensign of ML679 was carried into the Church by one of the Sea Scouts
with an escort of two more Sea Scouts, who placed the Ensign in the holder and sat in the pew to the left of the War Memorial.
3. There was a bible reading. 4. The second hymn was sung. 5. At 10.55 the Vicar moved to the Memorial followed by the Wreath layers (see below).The designated Sea Scouts moved to the pews to the right of the Memorial ready to place the poppies. 6. At 11.00 hours precisely a recording of the Last Post was played. This was followed by a two minute silence. The Reveille was played.
7. Wreaths were laid by the Chairman of the Parish Council (Councillor Jan Henshall) and representatives of the Britannia Royal Naval College (Lt Germaine Millischer - French Navy) and Coastal Forces (Mrs Sheila Little). Wreaths were placed on the reserved pews prior to the Service.
8. Wreaths were laid in the Church for: • The Residents of Kingswear (Cllr J Henshall)
• The French Navy (An Officer of the French Navy)
• The Coastal Forces (Mrs S Little) 9. Recitation from the Fallen (James Brounger)
‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor do the years condemn, As the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.’
10. The Vicar read out the names on the War Memorial and as each name was read out the Sea Scouts on the right of the Memorial placed one poppy at a time on the shelf below the Memorial. 11. The inscription on the Kohima Memorial, Burma (in special memory of the late Major R B Parkes) was recited by Mr James Brounger.
‘When you go home, Tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, We gave our Today.’
12. The names of those who died at the Noss Ship Yard were then read out, 13. Wreath layers returned to their pews and normal Morning Service continued. 14. At the end of the Service, Reverend John Gay and Police Officer Andrew Vaughan and the Ensign Party left first to lead the procession down to the Lower
Ferry slipway.
15. There then followed in order: • Admiral Benoît Lugan
• Government Officials and Officers of the French Navy ( Sub Lt Thomas Chauveau, Lt Millischer, Capt François Moucheboeuf, Sub Lt LePrince Ringuet, Mr Alain Sibiril, Lt Grégore Bert and other personnel from l’Etoile.
• Uniformed Officers and personnel of the British Navy
• Councillor Jan Henshall, Councillor Jonathan Hawkins and Mr Cranmer • The guests from France (Madame Claude Salio le Goff, Adrien Abraham, Mrs Oriole Arnison-Newgass and others)
• The remaining Members of the Council
• The remaining members of the Congregation
• The Church officials.
16. On arrival at the Kingswear Slipway the following wreaths were placed on the Wall:
• Chairman of the Parish Council • An Officer from BRNC • Mr J Brounger on behalf of the Coastal Forces
• Councillor J Hawkins on behalf of the post 1945 generation • Mr Cranmer for National Coast Watch Froward Point
• Police Officer PC Vaughan on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Constabulary The Reverend John Gay led a short ceremony during which a Plaque was unveiled (following the Honouring and Remembering and before the Prayer) • A plaque was unveiled by Admiral Benoît Lugan, French Navy. Wreaths were laid by:
• A representative from France on behalf of the Free French (Mme Claudie Saliou Le Goff)
• A representative from France on behalf of 23 MTB Flotilla (Sub Lt LePrince Ringuet)
A verse of the French National Anthem was
sung.The Ensign was then returned to the Church.
17. Refreshments were provided by the RDYC directly after the event. Following the Ceremony and reception the Parish Council Chairman and the District and County Councillor laid a Wreath at Noss Shipyard and placed crosses on the War Graves at Kingswear Cemetery.
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