The Remembrance Day ceremony at the Prospect this year took place at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, and because of this, the event was made more dramatic, with the firing of the maroons. An even larger crowd than usual turned out in the strong wind, which threatened to carry away the poppy wreaths, to remember the fallen in the two World Wars and the more recent conflicts, and to observe the two minutes silence. The Reverend Sarah Jones led the prayers. Mr Fred Jones spoke the exhortation and after the silence had been observed, Mr George Taylor played the Last Post and the Reveille. Air Commodore VL Warrington OBE, the President of the Ross Branch of the Royal British Legion, placed the Legion's wreath at the foot of the war memorial. For the Ross Women's' Section of the RBL a wreath was laid by Mrs Rosemary Ceci. The section President Mrs Joan Ollis MBE was also present. The Mayor of Ross, Councillor Derek Bedford, laid a wreath on behalf of Ross Town Council and Here?fordshire Councillor Gordon Lucas laid the County's wreath. Councillor Chris Bartrum laid a wreath for the Liberal Democrats, while the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party, Jesse Norman placed a wreath on behalf of the Herefordshire Con?ser?vatives. Further wreaths of poppies were laid for the following organisations: The Sea Cadets, the Army Cadets, the Air Cadets, the Scouts and Guides, the Police, the Fire Service, the Ambulance Service, the St John Ambulance Brigade, the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, the Rotary International, the Inner Wheel, the Lions International, the Round Table, the Ross-Condé Twinning Association, the Ross-Betzdorf Twinning Association, the Ross Chamber of Trade, Ross Probus, Kyrle Probus, Vaga Probus, the South Herefordshire Tourist Association, the Falkland Families Association and John Kyrle High School. For the Royal British Legion, Ian Hedges gave the commands during the ceremony and march past. At the service in St Mary's Church the choir sang the Kyrie from Fauré's Requiem. Commodore Warrington read the poignant poem, 'High Flight' by John Gillespie Magee Jr, and Fred Jones' bible reading came from the Gospel of St James, concerning the importance of wisdom from God. In her sermon, Reverend Jones looked at the meaning of peace. Mentioning both readings she stressed the necessity of peace coming from God, and a need for everyone to desire justice and fairness for others. She said she had selected the poem because it also illustrated the challenge and experience of war:? "And while with silent, lifting mind I've trod the high untrespassed sancitity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of God."
