By ROGER JONES

 

Where did you commemorate The Great War? Was it at our Cathedral, in your Parish Church or perhaps with the BBC or ITV at home.

In the tiny village of Peopleton near Pershore things were presented on a more modest scale, but for all that, they were sincere, moving and dignified.

The lovely church of St Nicholas was packed with villagers and visitors and transformed by trenches, poppies, authentic posters and Union Jacks.

Heart-rending accounts of life on the battlefields were simply delivered by helmeted volunteers, popular wartime songs were led by a dozen wives and mums, in delightful authentic costume, ably joined by the huge audience for every chorus.

Tearful scenes from Shrub Hill to the Somme crossed the big screen (with permission of Worcester News) and the local contributions were brilliantly injected by some audience family recollections, and an interval display of medals, letters and personal equipment from the Grandads.

We will remember them.