
“how brilliant, moving and fitting is it that, this time, on this of all weekends, a descendant of the great Milroy will take the field wearing the colours that his ancestor wore with such pride and distinction?”
“how brilliant, moving and fitting is it that, this time, on this of all weekends, a descendant of the great Milroy will take the field wearing the colours that his ancestor wore with such pride and distinction?”
Southwest winds strengthening later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
‘Everyone, anyone from every side’ Stuart A. Paterson
The commitment to free travel, which is now in its second year, comes on the back of the launch of Stagecoach’s employee led Veteran’s Network.
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of November 2021
Dr Mary McNeill worked in hospitals in Serbia, Palestine, India and East Africa during and after World War 1.
St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney was lit up in red to commemorate Armistice, on 11th of November.
Today The Orkney News remembers Orcadian, Dr Mary McNeill, whose devotion and self-sacrifice in serving others is humbling
“Many children are being encouraged to draw or make poppies to place in their windows in remembrance.”
“The wars that gave birth to Remembrance Day were fought a long time ago. They were fought decades and generations ago. “