Quote of the day for Remembrance Sunday 2024

I have just taken part in a very well attended commemoration for Remembrance Sunday in the centre of Egremont.

This is not a day for scoring political points: I discussed how well attended the commemoration was with one of the Labour councillors in Egremont and we were both pleased to see so many people old and young and from such a wide variety of community groups and backgrounds there.

My wife and I will be attending another ceremony later today at Moor Row memorial at 1pm. We won't have to use the car to get to that one - it's 20 seconds walk from the front door of our flat!

As a quote for today here is the Kohima epitaph: