Remembrance 2026: Worthing veterans pay respects at Cenotaph and at care home

Residents at Care for Veterans – a Royal Star & Garter Home have marked Remembrance at the Cenotaph and with a service in its Worthing Home.

 On Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, residents attended the National Service of Remembrance in London, before an Armistice Day (11 November) service was held at the Home. It featured the two-minutes' silence and the Last Post, hymns and readings.

Care for Veterans provides long-term nursing, rehabilitation, respite and end-of-life care to veterans and their families who live with disabilities, including acquired brain injury and degenerative neurological conditions. It is now part of the Royal Star & Garter group, following a merger with the charity in March 2025.

Among those marching in London on Remembrance Sunday was resident Steve Boylan and his father Peter. Both men served over 20 years with the Royal Engineers.

Prior to Remembrance, residents at the Home made over 1,000 paper poppies, in the traditional red colour and also purple – which commemorates animals that served, suffered, or died during military conflicts. The display, which included crocheted poppies made by volunteers, ran along the Home’s Wellbeing Hub to reception. On Armistice Day, relatives of residents past and present were invited for a coffee morning at the Home, before attending the service.

Care for Veterans is welcoming new residents and has recently launched a Day Care Service. For more information on this, or to work at the Home, go to www.careforveterans.org.uk