Thank you for your interest in this story.
To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
02
Nov 2020
Ripon dedication ceremony remembers war dead
The Ripon branch of the Royal British Legion has held a dedication ceremony at the city's Garden of Remembrance, where the dead of two World Wars and other conflicts are remembered.
The event, a week before Remembrance Sunday, went ahead following consultation with Harrogate Borough Council.
Numbers in attendance were kept to a minimum and social distancing measures were in place, as the Dean of Ripon, The Very Revd John Dobson, blessed the garden and led prayers.
In the shadow of Ripon Cathedral, where the dead of many battles and wars have been mourned over the centuries, he said:
With the coronavirus crisis and a second nationwide lockdown coming into effect on Thursday, this has been a challenging year for all charities and has impacted heavily on the annual Poppy Appeal run by the Royal British Legion.
Ripon branch chair, Jeet Bahadur Sahi, who organised the dedication event, told the Stray Ferret:
He added:
The covid pandemic means Poppy Appeal street collections that normally raise up to £20,000 to support the Royal British Legion's work, cannot be held this year.
Supermarkets across Ripon have poppies on sale.
0