Muster at the Memorial at 10:40 for 11:00 Ceremony.
Act of Remembrance
The Nothe Fort Home Front event will end at around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday 26th May, with an Act of Remembrance, to recognise the many service personnel who took part in the DDay landings, on the beaches of Normandy on 6th June 1944.
At the end of the short service, the beacon will be lit, to pay tribute to those who fought, and the many who gave their lives for our freedom.
Leading the Act of Remembrance will be a military padre. Joining us at the fort will be the Weymouth Sea and Air Cadets, representatives from the British Legion, and reenactors and visitors attending the Nothe Fort ‘Home Front’ weekend. We invite visitors attending this event, to join us in recognising this important anniversary.
Throughout the day there will be live entertainment and displays of life during the Home Front years 1930 – 1945
Civic service of Remembrance
to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day
Thursday 6th June 2019 at 1030am
American memorial
Victoria Gardens, Portland
All welcome
Muster at Astrid Way at 1030
In 2016 Littlemoor applied to the Lottery fund for regeneration money and were successful to the tune of £1 million, to be used for community projects. The local children put forward an idea for a war memorial which has evolved into a Field of Remembrance which will be situated in a field opposite the ‘mushrooms’. (Jurassic Roundabout).
There are already steel benches (representing both world wars), two interpretation panels and two metal soldiers in place and a Royal Oak is to be planted in the middle of the field.
The Dedication will be carried out by Richard Drax MP, (if he gets re-elected), or by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset and the Weymouth Town Mayor.
The plan is to assemble at Littlemoor Community Centre, Canberra Road at 1130 on the 25th October. As there is NO PARKING on site all participants will be transferred to and from site by bus. Refreshments will be provided at the Community Centre on completion.
Ben Cartwright
President
RNA Portland Branch