80th Commemoration of D’Day
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On Thursday June 6 residents came together in the Memorial Gardens to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The service was taken by Rev Dr. Colin Fairweather and St John’s choir for leading the singing There were over a 100 people in attendance, many of whom stayed to observe the unveiling of a plaque from the people of Rungis honouring those who fought to liberate Europe. Parish Council chair Maureen Caton read a poem at the unveiling and was joined in doing so by Chantal Lamberton Newham of the Rungis-Stansted Twinning Association, who recited a piece by the French poet Jean-Pierre Thir
Residents gather at the Memorial Gardens
An elderly couple watch the service
Residents sing around the memorial cross
Residents sit and stand around the memorial cross
St John's Church Choir sing under a tree
The choir head back to St John's Church
Residents gather in St John's Church
A representative of the Twinning Association reads a poem
The Parish Chair reads a poem
A resident looks at a plaque
People stand by the plaque
The plaque from community of Rungis