Teviot Remembers

It was a meaningful event, giving local people the opportunity to come together to remember and reflect.

• Resident, Chrissy Townsend and the Teviot Action Group hosted an arts and crafts activity, where attendees created handmade poppies to symbolize remembrance.
• Local GLA representative Unmesh Desai delivered a poignant speech, reflecting on the importance of honouring our shared history.
• Mike Tyrell’s gave a touching tribute to Sydney Ruskin, a local soldier who lived on St Leonards Avenue and tragically lost his life near the Somme River in 1918.
• David Green, whose Great Uncle George Wills is also named on the memorial, travelled to Teviot to honour his family’s legacy and joined in the community’s remembrance.
• Local children from Manorfield School were dressed beautifully in WW2 outfits.
• The ceremony included the Last Post, played by Eoin O’Gorman on the trumpet, filling the evening with a sense of solemn reflection.
• Special memorial-themed cupcakes and hot chocolate were shared as a token of appreciation for those who attended.

This Remembrance Day event was made possible by the recent illumination of the Teviot War Memorial by our work in partnership with the Hill Group on regeneration of Teviot.