Armistice Day Memorial Service In Seymour Square

A memorial service will be held at the Blenheim War Memorial clock tower at 11.00 am on Friday, 11 November to mark Armistice Day.

This 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month is the symbolic moment chosen to remember the cease to hostilities on the Western Front in 1918.

The traditional wreath of red poppies will be laid at the war memorial, a reminder of the wild poppies that grew across the fields of Flanders where so many Allied troops lost their lives in the First World War.

Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman and Marlborough Police Inspector Steve Caldwell will each give a short address and RNZAF Base Woodbourne will be represented by Wing Commander Al McIntosh.