The government also issued new guidelines for local authorities in line with the second lockdown that began in England on 5 November.

Local authorities, faith leaders and members of the Royal British Army were allowed to safely hold an outdoor event on November 8 to commemorate a people’s war memorial or cenotef.

The former navy chief, Lord West, Spithead, spoke out against the church’s service ban because of Covid-19. The retired admiral suggested that the plans had no choice but to pay tribute to their fallen comrades at the risk of being exposed to the risk of being exposed to pneumonia. Limitations.

Commemoration ceremonies should be brief and focus on wreath-laying, if the people present are socially away, a march pass or parade may be held.

Those who are legally allowed to participate in events as partners include local councilors and faith leaders, members of the armed forces and senior members as part of their work.

Although legally people are allowed to stop and watch as spectators, reasonable steps should be taken to “minimize the view of the larger public” according to the guidelines.

Members of the public are only allowed to attend the event in person with their own family or support bubbles or with someone else from outside their family.

The guidelines state that limited communal singing involving the national anthem and an additional anthem is allowed outside, and arrangements are made to provide additional solace.

These include songs lasting a few minutes or less, leaving two meters between attendees and regularly cleaning the surrounding surfaces to be touched.

Two minutes of silence

The first Remembrance Day of Britain and the Commonwealth was held in 1919. Australian journalist Edward George Honey, however, is thought to have suggested a two-minute silence in a letter originally published on the subject. London Evening News In May 1989

King George V later issued a proclamation calling for a two-minute silence, stating: “All locations should be closed, so that in perfect silence all thoughts may concentrate on remembering the glorious dead with reverence.”

Why we wear poppies

In the spring of 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Yepres, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote the now famous poem, inspired by the growing scene of poppies on the battlefields. In Flanders fields.

His poems inspired American teacher Moina Michael, who started making and selling silk poppies to friends to raise money for the ex-service community.

Soon, the poppy began its journey in the United Kingdom, and in 1912 it became a symbol of the establishment of the Royal British Army.

The first ‘Poppy Appeal’ in the UK that year cost over 6 106,000 for veterans. The following year, Major George Houson MC set up a poppy factory, employing former employees.

The bright red poppy is considered an elastic flower that blossomed even after the fields were destroyed by war.

Some people say that your poppy should be worn on your left side, so it covers the heart. The left is also where military medals are worn. Others say that only the Queen and the Royal Family are allowed to wear a poppy on the right, an urban myth.

“There is nothing right or wrong about wearing it with pride,” said a spokesman for the Royal British Legion.