This Sunday (November 13) Sunderland, the region and the country will pay their respects at the annual Remembrance parade and service, as well as other events. But what can we expect, in numbers, from the city’s tribute events? One city mayor – The mayor for the city of Sunderland, Councillor Alan Emerson, will be at […]
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Remembering Sunderland’s Fallen: Poppy Appeal 2016
The Royal British Legion has launched the 2016 Sunderland Poppy Appeal. The Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Alan Emerson, has welcomed Sunderland’s veterans to launch the appeal. The annual visit is a Mayoral tradition to show the Council’s support for the appeal. Coun Emerson said: “It is an honour as Mayor […]
England and Scotland players to defy FIFA by wearing poppy armbands
Players in the November 11 World Cup qualifier will wear black poppy armbands in defiance of FIFA’s insistence that no exceptions will be made by the world governing body. An excerpt from FIFA’s Laws of the Game state that: “The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, […]