Remember to remember

On this Remembrance Sunday evening I would like to remind people to remember to remember.....


I have often heard young and old people alike dismiss remembrance day as being irrelevant within modern society. I have heard people openly question why they should spend their day worrying about being who are already dead.


 In the past I have always put this down to people with poor morals and a lack of respect. However, having given this considerable thought today, I now think it is more about a lack of education and therefore understanding of what Armistice day is actually all about. 


For example,if certain individuals, like myself, are too young to remember the tragic events of WWI and WWII, and do not have a proper understanding of what the Royal British Legion is; the symbolic nature of the poppy and why Armistice day exists, then it is somewhat understandable if they don't quite see how it is relevant to us today. 


I am not here to give a history lesson on World War One, nor to lecture about respect for the dead, I am merely exploring how we can reiterate the importance of remembering the great heroes that fought to make us where we are today, and think that rather than writing people off as having no respect for the dead we should be questioning their apparent apathy.


After all, if these great men and women hadn't risked their lives then we would not be the country we are today and this blog would not exist (and if it did it would probably be in German!). Today, we have freedom beyond our ancestors wildest dreams-something which we very often take for granted. So, remembering the sacrifices that were made for us to be able to enjoy this freedom is not just respectful but also humbling. It helps us to keep our feet on the ground and our heads out of the clouds, and if just once a year in November people stop and look at their lives and reconsider what is really important, then I think Remembrance Day is definitely still relevant!




For more information about the Royal British Legion and how the money from the sale of your poppy helps visit: http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance

xxx

Cocktails and Pompoms!

Monday night was the Company magazine High Street Fashion Awards at Shoreditch House and as part of the Shoreditch Sisters I was lucky enough to be invited! The sisters were there to run a table making home made pompom head dresses and accessories for the upcoming party season, showcasing one of the crafts from the book 'Queen of Crafts' by Shoreditch Sister Founder and Company Columnist Jazz Domino Holly. 


We arrived early and set up our corner with Sisterhood badges at the ready. The wine was flowing and. judging by the nausea I felt at work the next day, I may have had one too many of the delicious free Pink Pigeon Pink Mojitos! 


As well as the Sisters entertainment came in the form of a bowling alley, DJ, Pete the amazing magician and of course the awards themselves. To find out the winners read this months Company magazine (December issue), I won't spoil it for you!


It was a great night and everyone had a lot of fun, and the lovely Company staff were brilliant hostesses! Looking forward to my next Sisterhood event which will be Clit Rock on the 20th- a feminist music event for charity-stay tuned.


Sisterly love as always xxx