On Remembrance Day, Linda Gascoyne, our Co-CEO, delivered a commemorative service at Sheffield Forgemasters.
SYCLS provides Chaplaincy services for Sheffield Forgemasters, one of our partner organisations. Hundreds of employees at Sheffield Forgemasters paused to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice in two world wars.
Six bronze ‘River Don’ plaques, positioned at the number one gate of the Brightside Lane entrance to Sheffield Forgemasters, list the names of brave steel workers who fell during the world wars. Employees laid wreaths of poppies in front of these plaques and participated in a two-minute silence at 11am.
Gareth Barker, Chief Operating Officer at Sheffield Forgemasters, said:
“It was moving to see such high attendance at our Armistice Service, reflecting how important it is for our employees and contractors from across the site, to pause and pay respects to those who fell during the two world wars.
“Many of our own, who paid the price for our freedoms, are immortalised through the bronze plaques, which bear their names at the site’s main entrance and in the shadow of our national flags.
“We must never forget the lives lost by those who fought for our country, and we continue to support the brave men and women who serve in conflicts across the globe to protect our shores.”
Content adapted from original press release provided by Sheffield Forgemasters.
