We had an early breakfast then set off for the Mayors Parlour in the Civic Centre to meet up with representatives of the Coast Guard, A.T.C., Army Cadets, the Police, Cobh, Cherbourg, the Lord Lieutenant and of course the Mayor himself John Slade.
Library Photo
After coffee we walked in procession to the Engineers Memorial where rows of chairs had been placed and we were directed to a group of seats in the shade to the left of the memorial
Photo by Ian Huntly
Photo by Ian Huntly
Photo by Ian Huntly
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The Service was very touching with a minutes quiet reflection and after relevant readings the wreaths were laid while the band played "Nearer My God To Thee".
Photo by John Creamer
Photo by John Creamer
Dave Hutchings, seen above in the Mayors Parlour, laid one on behalf of Harland and Woolf.
Photo by Ian Huntly
Photo by Ian Huntly
Photo by Ian Huntly
We then all stood to sing the hymn "Oh God our help in ages past" and closed the proceedings with prayers for " Those who went down to the sea in ships".
Mrs. Maria Storey, one of our 95th Commemoration party, paying respect at the Engineers Memorial on our behalf.
Photo by Ian Huntly
We returned to the parlour again to cool off and to say goodbye to everyone we had met..
Back to the hotel to settle the bill and to thank the staff for their excellent help.
I think it is very much worth mentioning here that one delegate, Lucy Dhillon did a 1,340 mile round trip to attend.
Scan by Ian Huntly
Others didn't travel quite so far but each and every one have devoted this April weekend to commemorate not only the sinking but also the building of the Titanic.
