Friday July 4th – Sunday 6th 2014
Here’s almost everything you need to know about it!
Saturday July 5th at 2.30pm near the Methodist Church Come and process behind the Band through the village and into the playing field behind Christ Church.
3.00pm in the memorial field behind Christ Church. This big event (that you’ll need a ticket for) will start with a ceremony, re-dedicating this field that we’ll be standing on which was given to the village by Miss Penfold in 1938 in memory of those who fell in WW1. Among other things, you’ll hear a commissioned poem about Miss Penfold, written and read by Helen Mort, Derbyshire’s Poet Laureate.
TICKETS cost 50p per person. No charge for children under school age. You’ll be able to get these from the Village Shop very soon. Only 150 will be printed so don’t leave it too late!
3.30pm Explore all the possibilities offered in the field. The LItton Band will be playing. The WW1 History Van will be there. There’ll be a WW1 exhibition. Poppy seeds will be handed out. A Morris Dancing group will be around the place. And so on …
4.00 – 5pm Those who have tickets will be able to join the WW1-in-Litton tea party – with tea and cakes and sandwiches – a kind of street party in a field. You’ll need to bring groundsheets or chairs to sit on. If it rains you’ll be directed to where the event will happen.
Sunday July 6th at 11 am in Christ Church A special kind of WW1 Remembrance Service with Anglicans and Methodists combined.
Sunday, 13th July, 1- 4 pm in the Village Hall You’re invited to join Derbyshire Stanza poets for an afternoon of writing exercises and poetry with a WW1 theme. Open to aspiring poets age 10 – 100. Cost: £1 towards room hire. Contact Alison at 07870910837 or riley777alison@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you at any or all of these events!
Rosie Ford