More than 150 people attended a WW1 commemoration in London Colney on Saturday to honour the 53 men killed in the war.

At the centenary event, tributes were made to a gathering of all ages at the school hall of London Colney JMI.  

Parish chairman, councillor Malcolm Mac Millan said: “There can be no greater centenary tribute than to sing the songs they sang; to think about the local families they would not see again; and to hold in our memory their names for a least one day.”

The ‘Next Stage’ choir led villagers in 1914 songs such as Keep the Home Fires Burning and Pack Up Your Trouble followed by solos from Kirsta Johnston and Tom Bagge contributed to the high emotion of the afternoon.

Children from St Bednadette and Bowmansgreen JMI provided a candlelight procession and called the names of the fallen from London Colney, supported by councillors Dreda Gordon and Laurel Blyth.

The Royal British Legion Standard was lowered while community prayers were led by Ken Peak, June Symonds and councillor Katherine Gardner.

British Legion’s Chris Wilkins set the village scene with specific details of some of villagers who died, including a 19-year-old whose war lasted only a year.

Piper  Mark Bisset also led the villagers in  a procession as they moved to the High Street  where youngsters helped Malcolm to plant  a tree in commemoration of the WW1 fallen of London Colney.

Tree planting below:

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