Several activities planned for Remembrance Day

Jeff Helsdon, Editor

Outside of the ceremony on Remembrance Day, there are several options for those wishing to further their act of remembrance.

Prior to the start of the service at the cenotaph in front of the Tillsonburg Town Centre at 10:45, the silent walk will start at Veteran’s Memorial Walkway at the west end of Bridge Street at 10:#0 a.m. Participants will walk down Bridge Street to the cenotaph prior to the arrival of the Legion colour party.

The night before, two members of the local Royal Canadian Air Cadets will start their silent vigil, standing next to the cenotaph until 8 a.m. on Nov. 11. The cadets take shifts standing, heads bowed as an honour guard.

At the Station Arts Centre, the Tillsonburg Military History Club will have a display about the Blitz of Britain. It will have artifacts showing the challenges British citizens faced during bombing. Part of the display will also celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The display will be in place the entire week of Remembrance Day and there is no admission charge.

Annandale National Historic Site’s ongoing military gallery on the second floor is also a source of information about local military heritage.