Lest West Forget

In the 12 months since the nation last paused to remember our war dead, media news has been dominated by big stories such as Brexit, racial inequality and Covid-19. All of our lives have been significantly inconvenienced by the Covid-19 pandemic but perhaps we should be mindful of the relatively minor sacrifices we have all had to make in 2020 in comparison to the sacrifices that our nation and our people made in the first half of the 20th Century - a period dominated by war and associated suffering.

Westacre have a strong military connection with over 90% of our personnel having served or still serving in the Armed Forces. Many of our personnel will be taking the time to remember friends and colleagues who have died during active service in modern conflicts such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the Balkans and as part of the Global War on Terror.

At 1100 on the 11th November 2020, please take some time out from your busy schedule to pause, remember and be mindful of how fortunate we are to live in a world of relative peace and comfort.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.