No sign of Remembrance

After watching Remembrance Sunday on TV and sharing in the two minutes’ silence in memory of the fallen in two world wars and other conflicts, my wife and I travelled to our local National Trust property, Dunham Massey, to meet up with a friend. As we walked around the gardens and then the park, we discussed the bravery of the two members of the Royal Family (Charles and Kate) who had made an extra effort to attend Remembrance Sunday despite undergoing recent cancer treatment. Of course, many others also attended having fought their own health issues both physical and mental owing to their involvement in past military conflicts. 

Over refreshments in the on-site restaurant after our walks, we discussed how surprised we were at the National Trust not having any visible signs of it being Remembrance Day. The flagpole was bare and there were no poppies nor placard boards to mark this national day of remembrance. Given the fact that Dunham Massey played an important part in acting as a convalescent hospital to British and Allied service people after past conflicts, it was obvious that the National Trust placed little importance on this occasion.

Best regards,

Leonard Dunn