Tristan : Poppy Day Remembered by Tristanians
Submitted by Tristan Times (Juanita Brock) 13.11.2006 (Article Archived on 27.11.2006)
On Sunday the 12th November Tristanians joined millions around the world in Remembrance Day services at the islands two church’s St Mary’s the Anglican Church and St Joseph the Catholic church.
Photo (c) James Glass
Poppy Day 2006 remembered by Tristanians
On Sunday the 12th November Tristanians joined millions around the world in Remembrance Day services at the islands two church’s St Mary’s the Anglican Church and St Joseph the Catholic church.
Father Don Wittich the previous Anglican priest had arrange for poppies to go on sale at the local store, so that they could be worn at the services. Proceeds from the sale which was sold out and not enough to go around, as well as the retiring collection at the services, will be sent to Father Don for donation to the Earl Haig Fund Scotland. The label on the box containing the poppies read, “These official Flanders Poppies are made by severely disabled Scottish ex-servicemen at Lady Haig’s poppy Factory in Edinburgh”.
It’s a privilege that our community who was founded by a Scot William Glass in 1816, and who’s settlement is called “Edinburgh of the Seven Seas should be linked to the other Edinburgh in this way, and that we can in some small way contribute to those service men and women who now need our help and who in earlier times were ready to lay down their lives to save ours.
It is intended that a photo of the Remembrance Day Service will be sent for publication in the Haig Fund Magazine.
James Glass
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