THE OPENING Service of the Royal British Legion’s Cardiff Field of Remembrance took place on FRIDAY, October 25th, at Cardiff Castle.
Each November, the RBL invites members of the public come from across the UK, to join together and honour the memory of loved ones who we were sadly lost serving in our Armed Forces.
One of six Fields of Remembrance across the UK, Cardiff was officially opened with a special Remembrance service where those in attendance honoured The Two Minute Silence at 11am, before a bulger played the Last Post and the Exhortation was read.
Every year, thousands of people show their support with a personal tribute, with over 30,000 tributes planted across the six Royal British Legion Fields of Remembrance taking the form of a Remembrance Cross, Muslim Crescent, Star of David, Sikh Khanda, Hindu Om, Secular Tribute or commemorative markers.
Phillippa Rawlinson, Director of Remembrance at the RBL said: “The RBL plant every tribute we receive, and members of the public can come and visit each site to see their tribute and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving across our Armed Forces.
“Remembrance is part of our nation’s culture and means so much to so many people. With each tribute planted, someone is remembering a loved one, a family member, a friend or comrade, and our six sites allow people to reflect in their own way.”
Established in November 1928, The Poppy Factory took a group of disabled veterans, a tray of poppies and a collecting tin to the grounds of St Margaret’s Church at Westminster Abbey. It was not a large display, only a handful of poppies were planted around a single cross, but it caught the public attention and began a tradition that has grown over the decades.
Over 90 years later, the Poppy Factory still organises the Field of Remembrance at Westminster, with RBL organising Fields of Remembrance in five other locations – Gateshead, Staffordshire, Belfast, Swindon and Cardiff.
The Cardiff Field of Remembrance is open from 10.30am to 5.30pm daily until 12th November 2024.
