Photo-a-Day  (Sunday, 8th November, 2020)

The poppies are lovely and the church to, I used to be in the choir in the 70s when Mr Pankhurst was the vicar and Mr Peet was the organist.

I wonder if its been made from the bottoms of plastic bottles, like the one in Appley Bridge which was Photo-a-Day on Saturday, 26th September, 2020
https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/photoaday.php?photo=2020-09-26

TWO EMPTY SEATS

It will all be over by Christmas our Tom
Go lead the Kaiser a merry dance ,
Where are they sending you off to in France ?
It's a place no one's heard of called the Somme .

Hey Billy , we've ordered the festive goose .
A big ' un that will serve us well ,
There'll be musical chairs and jingle bells ,
Goodbye dear lads we'll see you soon .

I saw this a couple of weeks ago when we passed the church. It's lovely, as are the similar decorations on a number of churches. I have done a little Remembrance display in my window at home. I love poppies, both in remembrance and those blowing freely in the breeze by the side of the road. Such beautiful flowers.

Pleased to see the plastic bottles are still by the tap - to get water to the grave flower holders.
The re-pointing looks fine on the brickwork.
The poppy flow suits the building. The memorial is inside. I have a photo of its original inauguration.

So tasteful a 'waterfall' of poppies.
I am like you Irene, I have a painting in my window of poppies with
Soldiers in the distance, my own artwork. Just getting ready to stand at the door.

St Elizabeth's is a well looked after church, whenever I go past there are always people working there, either cutting the grass or tidying up around the Churchyard.

I can see these poppy fountains becoming more popular, and being strung up on the front of houses up and down the country, so now is the time to start collecting you empty plastic bottles so you can make one of your own for next year.
Are you could wait and buy one that ASDA will be selling, with twinkling poppies.

Gary - you're only partly right about the memorial being inside. There is indeed a Roll of Honour bearing the names of those who died in WW1 painted on the doors of a triptych with Christ on the cross and Mary and John beside, with the WW2 names on a board beneath. For all practical purposes this acts as the church's War Memorial - but the actual War Memorial is no longer in the church.
On the church's organ casing there is a brass plaque declaring that the organ was installed as the memorial in 1920. However, not only is there no organ within the casing, but the whole organ was actually replaced in 1936.
Perhaps you could post the pic you have in the Album? I have a copy of the article describing the organ's dedication from the Wigan Observer of the time.

This is a poem I came across this week, and I thought it apt,considering the situation we are in at the moment,and especially while its remembrance Sunday.Its from..Time To be Slow by John Donohue.Irish poet...If you remain generous. Time will come good; And you will find your feet Again on fresh pastures of promise, Where the air will be kind....So sad to see the cenotaph today on TV in London,with no veterans there.

Sorry David, not said this is a lovley photo.

Rev David - a late reply!
It is of course a Roll of Honour. I have the original booklet, listing all who served in the Great War - the names of those killed in action, including my great uncle, William Gregory, are in a heavier print with a cross indicator and RIP.
The photo should have been with this, but it turns out my elder son used it as a FWW exhibit at Notre Dame H S in Norwich, ten years ago - and he has the photo, down there "in a box somewhere" at his home in Norfolk! Once it is found I'll put it on the Album.
If you want to see the printed Roll of Honour original, give me an address and I'll send it down to you.

Hello Gary - please email me: dave.w.long@icloud.com, and I'll send my address. Your Roll of Honour sounds as if it qualifies as a War Memorial in its own right. I've seen references to it in the Wigan Archives files on the Aspull fallen, but have never seen a copy. I'd love to see it.

Julie I was in the choir at st Elizabeth’s until 1972 when I got married. The choir use to sing at members weddings for free instead of getting half a crown! If you missed out on your half a crown sorry! Got married on 5th august.