Worthing Peace Group hold white poppy Remembrance Sunday memorial

Worthing Peace Group held a memorial ceremony on Remembrance Sunday (November 14) to remember those who lost their lives in wars.
By Lauren Oakley
Published 19th Nov 2021, 10:11 BST
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The group held the event at the Peace Tree in Homefield Park, and tied white poppies to the caging around the Peace Tree.

Following a minute’s silence to remember all those killed in conflict, Pauline Fraser spoke about the significance of the white poppy.

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She said: “It stands for remembrance of all victims of war. Today over 90 per cent of people killed in warfare are civilians.

Worthing Peace Group held a Remembrance Sunday memorial ceremony on November 14th 2021, at the Peace Tree in Homefield Park. Photo by Malcolm BrettWorthing Peace Group held a Remembrance Sunday memorial ceremony on November 14th 2021, at the Peace Tree in Homefield Park. Photo by Malcolm Brett
Worthing Peace Group held a Remembrance Sunday memorial ceremony on November 14th 2021, at the Peace Tree in Homefield Park. Photo by Malcolm Brett

“The poppy symbolises a commitment to peace and non-violent solutions to conflict.

“It challenges the glorification or celebration of war.”

The event also saw Sylvia Knight read out a poem dedicated to peace by the late Con Fraser, mother of Pauline.