Newport City branch of the Merchant Navy Association:

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Newport City branch of the Merchant Navy Association are collecting locally, The proceeds of which will pay for the purchase and installation of a bench dedicated to the Battle of the Atlantic in its 70th anniversary year.

It is hoped this bench and a further one they are working toward can be sited on the banks of the River Usk close to the site of the Raymond Steed memorial, so when members of the public sit and rest, they will remember the sacrifice made by more than 35,000 MN personnel who lost their lives and the 3,500 ships that were sunk.

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Thousands honour the fallen:

Thousands honour the fallen at Remembrance services across Gwent

THOUSANDS of people across Gwent paid their respects to those who have fought and died in conflict in the two world wars and since, at yesterday’s Remembrance Sunday events.

In Newport, more than 1,000 people turned out in the winter sun to a service at the city’s cenotaph, led by the Bishop of Monmouth the Richard Pain.

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Newport remembers Merchant Navy's dead:

VETERANS marched through Newport city centre to the sound of bugle and drums in memory of sailors who lost their lives in conflict while serving with the Merchant Navy.

Around 100 people in military uniform marched from the Royal British Legion to Mariner’s Green, off Cardiff Road, some with the aid of a crutch or stick. People had travelled from across South Wales, Bristol and even Yorkshire to attend the service.

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