RE the disruption to the Rem- embrance Service on Oliver's Mount last Sunday.
I was present with my 12- year-old stepson and we were horrified the silence was not observed.
I was astounded the football was not halted to observe the two-minutes' silence. I note the report stated they have halted the games previously, but th
is has not been my experience in past years when the football has continued despite the silence.
I have seen on the TV that Premier League matches have been subject to remembrance silences; just think back to George Best's death and the anniversary of the Munich air crash, which pale into insignificance against the sacrifices made by the millions of brave soldiers who gave their lives so we are able to live as we do in a free country.
It is because of those sacrifices of men, many as young if not younger than those on the Mount playing football, that they are able to play.
In days like these, when the country is on its knees and we moan about not having any pride in our land, what example do we set our children if we cannot halt a game to remember those brave souls who weren't playing games in the dismal battlefields of the First World War?
I would hope those involved don't ever have to suffer from war or lose a loved one in the many conflicts of today.
Gill Armstrong
Cayton
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