Melton residents make special Remembrance tributes to the fallen
Melton residents have marked Remembrance in a different way this year in the absence of the usual town centre parade due to the Covid pandemic.
People were asked to stay at home this year to pay their respects to fallen service personnel and several took the opportunity to do it in a unique and poignant way.
Families who lives in Severn Hill in the town made special poppies and hung them from a tree in the neighbourhood.
Kirsty Wells, who was one of those who got involved, said: “Lots of families did some lovely paintings, colouring and sticking in order to create this beautiful tree situated on the green in the middle of our street.
“We are a close community which has pulled together during this pandemic, supporting each other, keeping spirits high and trying to make a positive out of a challenging situation.”
Author Margaret Hill, who wrote a book based on the First World War exploits of her grandfather, decorated an archway of her Melton home with a colourful poppy display to mark Remembrance.
We reported last year on her book - Leonard’s War about Leonard Garfoot’s service on the ambulance trains on the Western Front in France - and which has been requested for display by the Imperial War Museum.
Another Melton resident who has created a special display is Nick Pridden, who has planted poppy crosses and silhouettes of soldiers in his garden.
A small number of dignataries and members of service organisations attended a short service in Memorial Gardens in Melton on Sunday, with the parade and traditional Remembrance service at St Mary’s Church having to be cancelled.