Remembering Those Who Served
At the Hilcote Arms, we hold a deep respect for those who have served our country. Join us as we remember and honour their
sacrifices.
Lest We Forget
1914-1918
1939-1945
And All Conflicts
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
"Greater love has no man than this,that he lay down his life for a friend
John 15 verse 13
So they passed over all the trumpets sounded for them on the other side
A Pub Decorated With Respect
To show our respect, we decorate the pub with Union Flags, creating a visual reminder of the bravery and dedication of our armed forces.
A Solemn Start, A Respectful Celebration
The atmosphere at the Hilcote Arms during Remembrance events begins solemnly, transitioning into a respectful celebration of the lives and sacrifices made.
The War Memorial pictured is in my Home town of Kimberley Nottinghamshire.The memorial was unvelled on the 10TH of September 1921 and is thought to be the only domed memorial in the UK It Is a grade 2 listed building
The Cornflower
The symbolism of the cornflower as with the poppy originates from the Great War.Cornflowers continued to grow in the ravaged earth and trenches of the great war and for “poilus”the french infantrymen they were a rare reminder of life out on the battlefield.After the war the flower became the French flower of remembrance
Cornflowers of france
Alphonse Bourgoin
1916
Here they are the litte
cornflowers,Cornflowers the
colour of the sky
Such pretty gay flowers
Who really are not shy
Step forward and be joyful
Leave my friends,goodbye!
Goodbye to you, little blues
Little cornflowers our hope is with you
Joining Together in Remembrance
All ex-service men and women are warmly welcomed to join us at The Hilcote Arms after the local church service on Remembrance Sunday 09/11/2025, as we stand together to commemorate and honour those who have served.
The Second World War Jeep is owned by a local Kimberley Military Historian
Below
British troops passing by the cafe Gondree in Benouville
During the Normandy Landings France
The cafe was the first point of contact with the occupying
German Forces as men from the British 6TH Airborne Division landed in the dead of night.Tasked with taking the nearby Benouville Bridge now more commonly known as Pegasus Bridge a head of the D-DAY Landings
Remember With Us
Join us at The Hilcote Arms as we remember and honour the brave men and women who have served. We offer a space for reflection and respectful celebration.
“In Flanders Fields”
John McCrae
1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses,row on row
That mark our place ; and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing ,fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below
We are the Dead.Short days ago
We lived felt dawn saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved,
and now we lie
In Flanders fields
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow in Flanders fields
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