Just a reminder that on Monday 10 October Penny Legg will be talking to us about her latest book 'Voices of Southampton'. This will be at Manston Court, Lordshill, Southampton - our usual meeting place on the second Monday of every month.
On Friday 14 October we will be at Weston Court, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9LB with the Sue Ryder History and Legacy Team, when Julie Patterson will talk about the life of Sue Ryder and the work of the charity named after her.
Then on Tuesday 1 November is an event arranged by Mike Humme, one of our committee members: A visit to the German War Graves (36 of them) at M Section, Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton. It is hoped members of the Southampton Anglo German Society will be present, when Poppy Crosses supplied by the Royal British Legion will be planted, and white chrysanthemums laid on the graves. Meet at the cemetery in time for the ceremony at 11 a.m.
To quote from an email from Mike: "This will mark the event which usually takes place in Germany on 'Volkstraurtag' (National Day of Mourning) which is the second Sunday before the First Advent. This year this event coincides with Remembrance Sunday, when most of our members will be otherwise engaged. Hence the choice of All Saints Day, which too is a commemoration day in the German calendar"
On 11 November we will be back at Hollybrook Cemetery in an act of remembrance at the British and Commonwealth graves.
JG
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