HUNDREDS
of people helped commemorate the centenary of the start of First World War in Thurrock on Tuesday (4 August).
Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Steve Liddiard, local councillors and senior council officers were at Tilbury Fort for a day-long event which attracted around 1,000 visitors.
And deputy mayor, Cllr Sue Gray, was at St Catherine’s Church, East Tilbury, and the nearby Coalhouse Fort for the Lights Out commemoration on Monday evening.
It was standing room only at the church for the service before the Last Post was played at the fort.
God holds everyone dear. Sadly, the Human Race has delivered a real message – forgotten the warriors no, but the sacrifice of those that died has not stopped new wars proliferating. EVERY SUNSET REMEMBER THE FALLEN
We now have the sordid spectacle of Thurrock Labour and Conservative Politicians including Jackie Doyle-Price slagging each other off on Twitter and trying to score cheap political points against each other. They need to have their collective heads banged together and reminded their pathetic bahaviour is overshadowing the commemoration event. Grow up and show some decorum and community leadership. One would have expected more dignified behaviour from our elected representatives.