The Barnet community has honoured the fallen at its annual remembrance service in Finchley.
The Barnet War Memorials Association held its annual Service of Remembrance and Commemoration at Finchley Memorial Hospital on November 6.
The event took place beside the bronze memorial in the hospital’s main reception area, preserved from the former hospital building.
The mayor of Barnet, Cllr Zahra Beg, and the Representative Deputy Lieutenant, Martin Russell MBE DL, were among those in attendance.
Following a short service, the Reverend Philip Davison, Rector of St Mary-at-Finchley, delivered a thoughtful address. The Last Post was sounded and a two-minute silence was observed.
A spokesperson for the Barnet War Memorials Association said: “The Association extends its sincere thanks to the staff of Finchley Memorial Hospital for their invaluable assistance in facilitating the service and for the welcome refreshments provided afterwards.”
Wreaths were laid by the Mayor on behalf of the London Borough of Barnet, Michael Crick for the association, and Jeffrey Borsack in memory of civilians lost to enemy bombing. The service concluded outdoors at the hospital’s War Memorial, where Rabbi Yitzi Blachman of Woodside Park United Synagogue offered prayers in Hebrew and English.
Remembrance Sunday was marked across London at the weekend, with services held at war memorials around the capital.
