Ledbury residents and civic leaders held a service of remembrance for the Queen last weekend.
The service took place on Sunday, September 18, at St Michael & All Angels Church and was followed by a minute’s silence at the War Memorial in the High Street.
During the service, thanks was given for the Queen’s service to the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and wider world. Condolences were offered to her family and prayers were offered in support of King Charles III.
Following the service, members of the public were invited to join Ledbury mayor Phillip Howells and James Hervey-Bathurst, a deputy lieutenant for Herefordshire, at the War Memorial.
At 8pm a minute’s silence was observed, and candles were also lit and placed on the War Memorial.
At the same time as the minute’s silence, Ledbury Town Council had scheduled a poem, written by former Poet Laurette John Masefield, to appear on its social media sites, with a further poem scheduled for 11am on Monday, 19 September, as the Queen’s State Funeral commenced.
One of the poem’s posted by the town council reads: “We have a radiant Rose, our Royal Head,
“Now coming fresh from the Summers of our Kin
“After such welcome few have ever seen,
“She is our Rose, our Queen.”
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