Remembrance Sunday 2024 in pictures
As a charity supporting thousands of ex-Servicemen and women, the National Day of Remembrance is one of the most important events in our annual calendar.
As ever, this year marked memorable anniversaries for our veterans, not least the 80th anniversary of key WWII battles in 1944 and the 25th anniversary of Kosovo.
Once again, a proud group of over 80 blind veterans and guides took part in the televised march to the Cenotaph in London.
The oldest of our group joining the march in London this year was 100-year-old Michael Woods. Michael was due to be joined by fellow WWII blind veteran George Chandler.
Sadly, D-Day veteran George passed away just weeks before the parade. Two of his granddaughters marched with us in his honour, carrying pictures of their hero grandfather.
Veterans, staff and family members gathered at the Horses Guard Parade in London
Hear from Michael after he marchedRemembrance at our centres
Our two centres in Llandudno and Rustington both hosted special military weeks for those staying with us. The themed military weeks included visits to museums and military bases, tea dances, equipment demonstrations, and formal military dinners.
Our Llandudno centre had the theme of the 80th anniversary of D-Day and displayed portraits of D-Day veterans throughout the week. We were also proud to host second world war blind veterans Mary and Arthur who both laid wreaths at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in the town centre.
They were joined by Afghanistan veteran Anthony and the wreaths layers led over 20 blind veterans and staff representing the charity at the Llandudno march.
Blind veterans Anthony, Arthur and Mary all laid wreaths at the Llandudno War Memorial
Our Rustington centre kept our historical connections in Sussex alive as a wreath and crosses of remembrance were laid on the Garden of Remembrance in Bear Road Cemetery close to our former centre in Brighton.
The memorial bears the name and cap badge of 350 veterans at the large St Dunstan's plot - our former charity name. A cross was also placed beside each of the 230 individual headstones.
102-year-old blind veteran Nancy laid a wreath at our war memorial in Rustington and blind veterans, staff, and volunteers marched proudly through the village.
Bear Road Cemetery, veterans at the Rustington village parade and blind veteran Nancy with her wreath
Watch our veterans march at Remembrance parades in Rustington, Llandudno and London
Blind veterans marked Remembrance across the country
Veterans and staff in Scotland, Brighton and Northern Ireland at their local events
We’re proud to say that our blind veterans took part in events across the whole country. Over 50 wreaths were laid on behalf of the charity across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Many veterans at events across the country laid wreaths as part of our Gift a Wreath campaign.
Over 50 wreaths were laid on behalf of our charity across the UK
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