News about this year’s Remembrance Service

At the recent Huish with Oare PCC meeting the decision was made not to hold the Remembrance Service in Oare Church this year.
 
Instead it was agreed it would make more sense under the current circumstances to have the service outside at Wilcot War Memorial, situated by the village green. This will mean more space for people to social distance themselves. 
 
The short 20 minute service will be at 10.45 am on Sunday 8th November.

Attendees are advised to familiarise themselves with this advice from the government beforehand:

Who can attend a Remembrance Sunday event?

Event organisers should keep numbers of those participating in the event to a minimum. For the avoidance of doubt, the following people are legally permitted to attend events to commemorate Remembrance Sunday as participants. Attendees should observe social distancing at all times. Attendees should also take advantage of opportunities for wreath layers to represent wider groups.

- people attending as part of their work (such as local councillors, local faith leaders, the local MP)

- people attending in a voluntary capacity on behalf of a recognised organisation

- members of the armed forces

- veterans of the armed forces, and/or their representatives or carers

Members of the public are legally permitted to stop and watch the event as spectators, but event organisers should take reasonable steps to discourage the public from attending events, and be mindful of the risk that such events pose, especially to veterans who are often elderly.



Where members of the public do attend, they must only attend the event with their own household or those in their support bubble, or one other person (children under school age, as well as those dependent on round-the-clock care, such as those with severe disabilities, who are with their parents will not count towards the limit on 2 people meeting outside) and observe social distancing rules.

Event organisers should review the updated guidance on the clinically extremely vulnerable, and ensure this is taken into account when planning events.

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