Pictured before the service are (front row to back row, left to right):
(Front row) AC Millie Goodband, AC Sarah-Ellen Armstrong, POC Rufus Fearn, Chairman Cllr Nick Adams, HM Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire Mrs Elizabeth Fothergill CBE and the High Sheriff of Derbyshire Sir Richard FitzHerbert Bt
(Second row) county council Armed Forces Champion Councillor Tony Wilson, Councillor Alan Graves on behalf of the county council’s Reform Group
(Third row) Andy Howard, Chairman of the Bakewell and District branch of the Royal British Legion, Veteran Alan Belton (Intelligence Corps), Veteran Gordon Grey (Ex Para, Colour Sergeant), LCpl Danni Collingridge Moore MBE
(Fourth Row) Cllr Jason Isherwood, AC Tabatha Izzard, POC Bracken Large, LC Finlay Hudd
(Fifth Row) Cdr Rachel Smedley Royal Navy, Veteran Kathleen Smedley representing the Wrens, PO Chatterley, PO Coster
(Sixth Row) Michael Sharman, Chief Fire Officer, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Inspector John Troup, Derbyshire Constabulary, Simon Stevens, county council interim Chief Executive on behalf of county council staff members
(Back Row) William Lowe UNITE, bugle player Emma Hunt, Adrian Baldwin UNITE, Councillor Alex Dale on behalf of the county council’s Conservative group, Councillor Ed Fordham on behalf of the county council’s Liberal Democrats, Martin Porter UNISON.
Veterans Alan Belton, Gordon Grey and Kathleen Smedley joined our Chairman Councillor Nick Adams who hosted the ceremony held this morning (Tuesday 11 November).
Also present at the service were HM Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire Mrs Elizabeth Fothergill, CBE and the High Sheriff of Derbyshire Sir Richard FitzHerbert Bt.
The service started with a march into County Hall by Long Eaton Sea Cadets and was followed with readings by Councillor Jason Isherwood leading up to the national two-minute silence at 11am.
Chairman Councillor Adams delivered the Ode – For the Fallen as well as reading out the names of fallen council officers which are commemorated on a memorial inside County Hall.
A number of wreaths, including a purple wreath to honour animals that served in war and conflict, were laid by the memorial. The Last Post and Reveille were played by county council employee Emma Hunt.
During the service Councillor Adams paid tribute to D-Day veteran Albert Keir of Bakewell, who was honoured with the Freedom of the County of Derbyshire earlier this year by the council. Mr Keir sadly died, aged 100, last month. Mr Keir had attended several Remembrance Services at County Hall over the past few years.
Also present at the service was Councillor Gez Kinsella who laid a wreath on behalf of the county council’s Green Group.