Over the last few days, BB children and young people have been getting involved in activities and events to remember all those who sacrificed so much for our freedom.

National Service of Remembrance

On Remembrance Sunday, a group of young people and leaders from 1st Lyndhurst, 1st Measham, 5th Scarborough and 25th Stirling represented The Boys’ Brigade at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London.

This commemoration was led by HM The King, who was joined by senior royals, politicians and representatives of the armed forces, the Commonwealth and faith communities. Following the two-minute silence and the service, a march past and wreath laying took place which included around 10,000 veterans and representatives of various organisations.

Our group formed part of the ‘Column Y’ section with other uniformed youth organisations, and we are grateful to Youth United Foundation for once again coordinating this opportunity.

The National Service of Remembrance was broadcast live in the BBC and can be viewed here.

Local events and activities

Across the country, thousands of BB members took part in Remembrance activities and events in their local communities.

These included Church services as well as civic commemorations alongside other organisations, local dignitaries and members of the public, while a number of groups also supported the Poppy Appeal by volunteering at collection stands in their local communities.

We want to say a big thank you to everyone who got involved in this year’s commemorations in any way, in doing so joining the nation in remembering all those who died serving their country.

1,000 Poppies, 1,000 Thank Yous

This Remembrance, we invited BB groups to take on our ‘1,000 Poppies, 1,000 Thank Yous’ challenge, which saw children and young people creating poppies using paper, paint, recycled materials and more, as a way of saying thank you to those who have served or sacrificed.

It was a great opportunity to get creative, explore the meaning of Remembrance and make displays for their meeting place, Church or local community.

There have been lots of fantastic projects going on, and our groups have collectively exceeded our target by more than four times, with over 4,000 poppies and counting having been created between them! Well done to everyone who has got involved and helped us to say a massive thank you to all those who gave so much for our freedom.

Scroll down the page to see our interactive map, where you can see each group that has got involved and how many poppies they have created.

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BB groups have been posting about their Remembrance activities on social media. We encourage groups to post and tag The Boys’ Brigade, and use hashtags #WeWillRememberThem and #BoysBrigade. You can also email us at newsdesk@boys-brigade.org.uk

Check out some photos below showing how BB children and young people have been getting involved in Remembrance this year…