Poppies floating on the ponds in Carshalton on Sunday 3 August will be the centrepiece of the borough’s commemoration of the start of World War One.
The two Carshalton War Memorials
Along with towns and cities all over the country Sutton will be paying tribute to all those who served in the 1914-1918 conflict. The commemoration ceremony will take place at the war memorial by Carshalton Ponds, beginning at 4pm.
The commemoration ceremony will also unveil the new World War Two memorial stone for Carshalton.
The ceremony will be the beginning of the activities planned in Sutton to mark the centenary of World War One.
The borough’s mayor, representatives from all faiths, Armed Force organisations, the Royal British Legion and of families of those whose names are featured on the WW1 war memorial will be present at the non-denominational ceremony.
All Saints Church Carshalton will mark the event with a symbolic peal of their church bells.
Chair of Sutton Council’s organising committee Lord Graham Tope said:
“We hope that as many people as possible will be able to be present to see the borough undertake this act of remembrance. The full details will be available in the coming days but we wanted to make sure that everyone was aware as soon as possible as to the events which are taking place. These acts of remembrance will be over a period of four years and we will be staging events all over the borough.”