Public services students on parade honour fallen
PUBLIC Services students from Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) took part in a remembrance parade and service to mark Armistice Day yesterday.
The event included a short march through the Memorial Gardens outside the college, culminating in a two-minute silence and the laying of a wreath at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month.
Burton and South Derbyshire College’s Public Services courses give students the skills and qualities needed to be an effective member of the protective services, including the police, fire, ambulance, prison and military services.
The college’s partnerships with local services ensure students are gaining real world experience that will be required for success in their future careers.
Rob Stevenson, Public Services lecturer at Burton and South Derbyshire College said: “It was an honour for the college to take part in this year’s remembrance service. It’s poignant to see future members of the public services remembering the past and helping to encourage people to remember those service personnel who have given their lives in wars and conflicts, past and present.”
THE nation fell silent to remember the war dead on what could be the warmest Armistice Day on record.
Poignant services were held across the country on the anniversary of the end of the First World War and a two-minute silence was observed at 11am to remember those who have died in military conflicts. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the National Memorial Arboretum Armistice Day Service in Staffordshire and services were held in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Portsmouth.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who said Russia had ‘shattered’ peace by waging war in Ukraine, was in Paris to attend a remembrance service hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer joined veterans and railway staff outside Euston station, in central London, to mark the sombre moment.
Salvation Army Captain Michael Kinnear played the Last Post before a two-minute silence was observed.
In Edinburgh, the service was originally meant to take place at Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, but Edinburgh City Council made the decision to close the gardens due to the danger from the high winds.