Reception enjoyed a lovely walk to the war memorial in Boldon Colliery today. On our way, we spotted lots of poppies on the lampposts. When we arrived, we spent some time looking at the beautiful poppy wreaths that had been laid and the new memorial.

Just as we were about to leave, we had an unexpected surprise! A lorry arrived carrying this year’s Christmas tree! We were lucky enough to watch the crane lift it into place.