Services of Remembrance are to be held across Caerphilly County Borough to honour those who have lost their lives in conflict.
Services will be held on the following dates and locations.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
• Pontywaun School Memorial next to Risca Police Station – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Princetown Memorial Bench, Rhymney – 11am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Former site of Pontllanfraith House – 1.30pm – service and laying of wreaths followed by Remembrance Service at St Augustine’s Church, Pontllanfraith, 2pm.
• Deri Memorial Garden – 11am – service and laying of wreaths.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
• Oakdale Memorial – 10.40am – Meet at Presbyterian Church. Parade to cenotaph for service and laying of wreaths.
• Moose Hall, Pentwyn Road, Blackwood – 10am – service followed by laying of wreaths at Blackwood Memorial at 10.45am.
• St Thomas’ Church, Cefn Fforest – 10am – service followed by parade to cenotaph for service and laying of wreaths at 11am.
• Maesycwmmer Community Garden, The Crescent – 12.30pm – Service and laying of wreaths.
• St Martin’s Church, Caerphilly – 2.30pm – parade to cenotaph at the Twyn for service and laying of wreaths at 2.45pm.
• Central car park, Llanbradach – 10.30am – parade to cenotaph at Park View for service and laying of wreaths at 10.45am.
• Abertysswg Memorial, Walter Street – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• St David’s Church, Rhymney – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths at Rhymney Memorial.
• Cenotaph, St David’s Road, Pengam – 10.45am – short service and laying of wreaths, followed by service at St David’s Church at 11am.
• Glanynant Memorial Garden, New Road, Cwmfelimfach – 10.45am – Service and laying of wreaths.
• Wyllie Cenotaph, Glanhowy Road – 12pm – service and laying of wreaths.
• St Cattwg’s Church, Gelligaer – 10.45am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Tiryberth Memorial, Churchfield Close – 10.45am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Parry Square, Newbridge – 9.30am – Parade to Tabernacle Church for service followed by parade to cenotaph for laying of wreaths at 11am.
• Cwmcarn Cenotaph – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Abercarn Cenotaph – 11am – service and laying of wreaths.
• St Tyfaelog’s Church, Pontlottyn – 10am – service followed by parade to the Pontlottyn Memorial for laying of wreaths.
• Aberbargoed Memorial Garden- 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Rifleman Street, Risca – 10.15am – parade to cenotaph for service and laying of wreaths.
• Holy Trinity Church, Ystrad Mynach – 9.30am – service followed by parade to Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Cenotaph for service and laying of wreaths at 10.50am.
• Cenotaph, St Gwladys Chuch, Bargoed – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Markham Memorial, Pantycefn Road – 10.45am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Argoed Memorial – 11am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Car park, Machen – 10.20am – parade to St John’s Church for service at 10.50am, followed by parade to cenotaph for laying of wreaths.
• Bedwas Junior School – 10.45am – parade to cenotaph on Newport Road for service and laying of wreaths, followed by Remembrance Service, St Thomas’ Church, Trethomas at 11.15am.
• Trethomas Memorial Garden, Thomas Street – 10.45am – service and laying of wreaths, followed by Remembrance Service, St Thomas’ Church, Trethomas at 11.15am.
• St John’s Church, Nelson – 9.30am – service followed by parade to Nelson cenotaph for laying of wreaths at 11am.
• United Reform Church, Senghenydd – 10am – parade to Senghenydd Cenotaph for service and laying of wreaths at 11am.
• Brithdir Memorial – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• Tirphil Memorial – 10.30am – service and laying of wreaths.
• New Tredegar Cenotaph – 10.45am – service and laying of wreaths followed by service at Dingat’s Church at 11.10am.
• Horeb Church, Trinant – 11am – service followed by laying of wreaths.
• Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed War Memorial, Derwendeg School – 10.30am – service followed by laying of wreaths.
A time for all of us to reflect and remember, those that “gave their tomorrows for our todays” in conflicts past and present.