Outpost 4 Remembrance Sunday
Each year, in our little town of Ulverston, the Royal British Legion organise the towns Remembrance
procession, Church service and wreath laying at our Cenotaph. Last Sunday, 13th November we had
the privilege of joining this event for our 2nd time. This year we had 14 children marching along with
4 Ranger leaders. Remembrance Sunday has always been important to us, giving us a focused pause,
a time to reflect as an Outpost together on the freedoms we have been given.
At our Outpost meeting the week before, we invited our friend Carl, a soldier from our congregation
to come and visit the children. The children asked Carl questions, like, what countries has he been
to? What is the worst camping he’s done? And as true Rangers how is he ‘ready for anything?’ We
also asked Carl what Remembrance means to him? Carl told us it reminds him of family and what a
privilege it is to protect people you love; he also thinks about the soldiers he knows that have fought
and been injured as well as those who have fought and died. Carl taught the children to march
correctly in height order, there were quite a few belly laughs!! But the children looked so smart! We
of course, remembered together the ultimate sacrifice given from God when Jesus laid His life down
for us so that we might come into His family forever.
When Remembrance Sunday came the children were raring to go! They did Outpost 4 and Royal
Rangers UK proud, wearing their uniforms smartly. From age 7 to 17 they marched through the
town, sang the hymns in the local C of E church, and then stood respectfully at the cenotaph as
Outpost 4’s wreath was laid by two of our patrol leaders, we finished the afternoon with some chips
and chatter about the event.
Always ready
Paul and Karen Sedgwick
Ulverston outpost 4