Strong turnout at the War Memorial yesterday. I shared the civic wreath laying with Alan Bastable (Central Beds) in weather that seemed like it was OK for November but got chillier. I was impressed at the way Cranfield's schools, under new management in the last couple of years, have been more involved in the local community. Holywell head teacher Peter Haddon escorted a couple of pupils to the Memorial to lay a wreath on behalf of the school and a lower school teacher also laid a wreath. Due to the renovation going on in the church, the service was held in the lower school hall.
Hugh Symes-Thomson told a good story about the blitz and Coventry Cathedral being resurrected though he did talk about the bombing on "England". My father's house in Belfast was destroyed in the Belfast blitz of April May 1941. I'm sure sure it was just an oversight.
Remembrance Sunday and the Football Club's fireworks night are practically the only times the village assembles in some numbers and we need to think of more opportunities to do that. A job for the Parish Council maybe? Time to start another to do list.
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