Armistice 100
To mark the centenary of the Armistice a series of events were organised in the village. Over the
weekend of 2/3 rd of November 2018 our show “When The Boys Come Home” was performed,
appropriately, in the Victory Hall. Over 300 people attended and enjoyed the performances put on
by the “Bramford Concert Party” to reflect the celebrations that would have occurred at the
cessation of hostilities and to remember the many men and women of the village who had served
and returned from the war.
Click on a programme image to see it full size
On the 8 th November the village participated in “Suffolk Remembers” an event organised by the
Suffolk Royal British Legion to commemorate the 1,332 Great War soldiers who are buried in
churchyards and cemeteries around the county. At 11.00am over 60 pupils from Bramford Primary
School attended the ceremony where they heard about the lives of the four soldiers buried in St
Mary’s churchyard. The children laid special markers on each of the graves and read a poem of their
own composition.
Everyone then went into the church to look at a display set up by the History Group about all the 54
men named on the war memorial. The display included poems composed by the school children and
silhouettes provided by “There But Not There” to Bramford Brownies
On Saturday 10 th November the display was opened up to the general public and a number of residents came throughout the afternoon to view it. In addition the church was decorated with poppies ahead of the Sunday Remembrance service.
Remembrance Sunday saw one of the largest attendances at the annual service with standing room only in the church. Despite not having an active British Legion Branch in the village for the first time in nearly 100 years, the parade was organised by local RBL members and the Scouts and Guides. A number of village organisation representatives laid wreaths during the service.
An exhibition about some of the men and women of the village who served in the war and returned from the war was held in St Mary’s Schoolroom following the service.
