Worthing Peace Group hold white poppy Remembrance Sunday memorial
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The group held the event at the Peace Tree in Homefield Park, and tied white poppies to the caging around the Peace Tree.
Following a minute’s silence to remember all those killed in conflict, Pauline Fraser spoke about the significance of the white poppy.
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Hide AdShe said: “It stands for remembrance of all victims of war. Today over 90 per cent of people killed in warfare are civilians.
“The poppy symbolises a commitment to peace and non-violent solutions to conflict.
“It challenges the glorification or celebration of war.”
The event also saw Sylvia Knight read out a poem dedicated to peace by the late Con Fraser, mother of Pauline.