Memorial Day 2019

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Another year, and another uniquely County tradition was enacted in the streets and on the hills of Cheshire today , as County supporters, through organiser Ian Lancashire, summoned all of a blue footballing persuasion to the Royal Scot in Marple Bridge in celebration and commemoration of those County supporters no longer with us.


Lancs` pre-event weather forecast looked exceedingly optimistic , when read on Marionsboard on Thursday evening, but the event was favoured with a fulsome quantity of sunshine, and the writers multiple added layers happily remained in his bag throughout.
The whole thing started
 at 12 noon, and there were already a fair few populating the seating outside and inside the bar as yours truly arrived.
The first thing to strike the eye was the blue and white canopy of balloons secured at the entrance to the Royal Scot, and we had Matt Brown to thank for that piece of welcome initiative.
Lancs was busy getting arrivers to sign the `book of remembrance which we did readily.
An early bird was the Supporters Cooperative Chair – Pete Towey , and Pete had brought the Cooperatives commemorative wreath.


It was immediately obvious that a blunder had been made by myself as the chippy over the road was offering an irresistible special of `pie, chips and gravy` for £3.20- I had already eaten!



A meeting of minds next twixt drivers of two very large vehicles ( going the opposite way to one another) on the nations narrowest high street entertained for a while,
 before with numbers building somewhere close to max, Lancs summoned all to the bar for the traditional toast to those who have passed.




There was a great gathering again, with the Club represented by Steve Bellis and Simon Dawson, and it all went off superbly well.





Off then up the hill, that was…as expected…..steeper than last year, to the grave side of John Hall, where simple but moving eulogy`s were made by Ged Gibbons, Steve Bellis, and Pete Towey!
 




















Following a minute`s silence it was back to the Royal Scot to complete the circle with a second toast and salute to all County fans who have departed this world.






That was , as a few have said more than once, so typically County, and such a splendid part of what our eternally inclusive family is about!


Long may it be so!

hedgegrower

Thank You to all who turned out today, and I hope you can find yourself amongst the photos in this Additional Gallery 


 






 





                                                                                     
                                                                                   
                                                                                  
                                                                                          
                                                                                  
                                                                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                     
                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                       
                                                                                

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