Peace Bells time capsule ceremony marks Remembrance Sunday

Amanda Blackmore, Her Majesty’s Deputy Lord Lieutenant of County Down worshipped with members of Killinchy and Kilmood Parish on Sunday morning and took part in burying a time capsule for the parish Peace Bells Project.

The time capsule was filled with hundreds of Poppy cards, which were made by young and old alike to commemorate the Centenary of the Armistice last year.

Also contained within it are the Orders of Service from the Peace Bells Project and the visit of the Duke of Kent, commemorative magazines celebrating the Livingston Days Festival, a commemorative £2 coin marking 100 years of RAF as well as ‘Wake up Jamesie Lad’ – war poetry by Paul Gilmore. The time capsule has been buried for 100 years. We can but wonder what life will be like in 2119!

It was a special morning in Killinchy Parish Church as congregants remembered the fallen.

Cousins George and Patrick laid a wreath on behalf of the Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade.

During the service, the congregation watched a video interview which Patrick had conducted with the late Dulcie Proctor a number of years ago. Dulcie worked in an RAF control room during World War 2 and was there when Winston Churchill during a critical moment in the Battle of Britain asked the question, “How many planes do we have in reserve?” To which the controller replied “None, Sir.”

Dulcie reflected that if another wave of Nazi planes had have come, then the battle would have been lost. It was fascinating to listen to Dulcie reminisce about her experiences of World War 2. Well done to Patrick for capturing her memories.