Acts of Remembrance 2024
Tuesday 4th June - Thursday 27th June 2024 - Exhibition in St Dunstan's Church: "D-Day, Chaplaincy and the Mayfield Experience of World War II". This will be a truly local community event, with exhibition submissions from all four local schools: Mayfield Church of England Primary School; Mayfield School; Five Ashes Church of England Primary School; Skippers Hill School. There will also be exhibits from Mayfield History Society and Mayfield and Five Ashes Royal British Legion.
Thursday 6th June 2024, informal gathering at Mayfield War Memorial at 11am in remembrance of 80 years since D-Day.
Thursday 6th June 2024, evening gathering at the St George Playing fields for lighting of remembrance beacon by Mayfield Bonfire Society. Supported by the Scouts and other Mayfield organisations, there are plans for food and music. Come along and join in with the village remembrance evening.
Armistice Day
On Armistice Day, Monday 11th November 2024, there will be an informal gathering at the Mayfield War Memorial at 11.00am to observe the national two-minutes silence. Wherever you are at this time please pause and observe the two-minutes silence, an Act of Remembrance that the UK has honoured since 1919.
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday falls on Sunday 10th November 2024. This year's Remembrance Services will be similar to previous years. There will be a short ecumenical Service of Remembrance at the Mayfield War Memorial. The congregation should be assembled at 10.45am. Wreaths will be laid. This will be followed by the national two-minutes silence at 11.00am. Immediately following the silence there will be a full Remembrance Service in St Dunstan's Church, during which the names of the Fallen from Mayfield and Five Ashes will be read.
Remembrance Sunday at Five Ashes
At 2.30pm on Remembrance Sunday, 10th November 2024, there will be a brief Service of Remembrance at the Five Ashes War Memorial.
Remembrance Service 2023
As the years of Remembrance continue, the gathering at the war memorial and the churches seems to grow every year. The event was supported by all sections of the Mayfield Scout Group. Thank you to all who attended at either the War Memorial or afterwards at the church service in St. Dunstan's.
Remembrance Service 2022
Again, there was a very well attended Remembrance event. Thank you to all who attended at either the War Memorial or afterwards at the church service in St. Dunstan's.
Remembrance Service 2021
There was a very well attended Remembrance event. Thank you to all who attended at either the War Memorial or afterwards at the church service in St. Dunstan's.
Remembrance Service 2020
There was no formal Remembrance gathering due to Covid-19 restrictions.
May 31st 2016 - There was a short service held around the Mayfield War Memorial, with the Mayfield Scouts in attendance.
August 4th 2014 - There was a simple service held at the Mayfield War Memorial led by Father Nigel. A wreath was laid on the War Memorial and the RBL Exhortation exclaimed. Following this, wreaths were laid on the six WW1 graves in the churchyard. Those present at the service were then invited to enter the west end of St Dunstan's, where the Local History Society presented a fantastic and moving film presentation, with music from the era, detailing the Mayfield and Five Ashes Fallen.
The Mayfield War Memorial
There was a short afternoon service at the Five Ashes War Memorial and a wreath was also laid there.
Chairman John Macdonald by the Five Ashes War Memorial, with Branch and village attendees in the background
The evening event at Hadlow Down Church commenced with wreaths laid on the six WW1 graves in the churchyard, followed by the playing of the last post at sunset. Following this, a short service was held in the church and the names of the WW1 Fallen read out. Reveille was played and the RBL exhortation exclaimed.
In the churchyard at Hadllow Down Church before the playing of the last post.
The Royal British Legion is recognised as the national custodian of Remembrance.
Remembrance Sunday, the second Sunday in November, is the day traditionally put aside to remember all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today.
