Our guest of honour was the Deputy Lieutenant of Co Durham Mr Sandy Anderson and Doug Sayles, 99 years and four months young Royal Navy veteran from the Second World War.
The Deputy Lieutenant of Co Durham could not sing its praises enough and the general feed back was good.
Tony Goodman, owner of the Bay Horse, supplied the dinner and it was excellent. I am still not sure how he can cook for 62 people and keep it hot but not only did he manage to do it, there was lots over for seconds for those who could manage to eat through the large first helpings.
To our Scout Masters – as always, brilliant support, both for the Church Service and helping with the lunch. All of the scouts made our job much easier. Carrying the heavy plates to the table was not easy given their weight and the small aisles that the scouts had to squeeze through but everything was done well, no spilling of food, plenty of smiles and done very efficiently. Please pass on our thanks and appreciation to them all.
There is another one taken, of a wild kilt clad highlander playing the bag pipes. This was no other than our own Steve ‘Mac’ Jackson who played his pipes at our church war memorial this morning at the stroke of 6am. Steve was one of 2,500 lone pipers who played the tune at their local memorial. A lovely gesture and something that will add still further to the village of Heighington commemorating and celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the ending of the First World War”
Thanks also to my wife Ruth Lee who had the idea of making a large poppy outside of St Michaels Church, Heighington with the help of all the school children from our Primary School.
And a very big thank you to Judith King, Jayne Brown, Leigh Taylor, Christine Snowball and Ann Holmes who helped make this event happen – here’s to the next one…..
Cllr Gerald G.Lee