ANNUALLY on November 11, the world commemorates Remembrance Day, also known as, Poppy Day or Armistice Day.

The red poppy, a native plant on the Western Front became a powerful symbol of remembrance and people are encouraged to wear poppies for the first fortnight in November to remember all those who have been affected by war and conflict.

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed since the end of the First World War in 1918, when at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month the guns on the Western Front fell silent after four years of horrific fighting.

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In South Africa, Season of Remembrance or Remembrancetide commemorations are spearheaded by the South African Legion, a national organisation, part of a worldwide family that addresses the needs of ex-service personnel and their dependents by way of housing, pensions, employment and general welfare.

Established in 1921, the SA Legion is the oldest military veterans’ support association in the country.

For more information, or to purchase poppies or to offer to collect at a shopping centre in your area on Poppy Day, contact Brad or Jeanette on 031 205 0578 or email [email protected].

Some of the events in and around Durban for Remberancetide

• Clifton School: Thursday, November 5 (10:45 for 11:00)
• SA Legion Poppy Day collection – various collection points throughout Durban on Saturday, November 7 (08:00 until 14:00)
• Musgrave Methodist Church on Sunday, November 8 at 07:30
• St Cyprians Anglican Church on Sunday, November at 09:00
• SA Legion & eThekwini Municipality at the Cenotaph, Francis Farewell Square, Durban on November 8 (10:00 for 10:30)
• Durban High School on Monday, November 9 (10:45 for 11:00)
• Glenwood High School on Tuesday, November 10 (10:45 for 11:00)
• Durban North College on Tuesday, November 10 November at 12:00
• St Henry’s Marist College on Wednesday, November 11 at 07:45
• Kearsney College on Wednesday, November 11 at 11:00

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