Remembrance in Writtle during Covid-19, November 2020.

Joint Statement from All Saints Church and the Parish Council.

There are many events we look forward to at this time of year, and Remembrance is one of them. Traditionally, there would be a service in church on Remembrance Sunday, followed by a public gathering at the Memorial on the Green for the laying of wreaths and reading of names.

But because of Covid-19, Remembrance simply cannot be done in the traditional way this year, and we are deeply saddened by that.

What we can do however, is still have a church service at 10am on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, at which the Chair of the Parish Council will read the names, the 2-minute silence will be observed, and the fallen will be remembered. But there will be no gathering at the Memorial on the Green.

We can only seat 70 people maximum in church to be Covid-secure, so please be aware that if more than that number of people turn up we will sadly have to turn them away.

Thank you for your understanding, for your care of each other by not putting others at undue risk, and we simply ask for your prayers and thoughts and ever-present respect for those who gave their lives for the hope of a better future for coming generations.

Yours Sincerely,
Rev Tony Cant
Priest-in-Charge of Writtle All Saints

Chris Hibbitt
Chair of Writtle Parish Council.