Reform UK’s Walsall Councillors for Rushall-Shelfield ward, Councillor Stuart Chapman MBE (pictured) Councillor Irene Henery (pictured) and Councillor Barbara McCracken (pictured) hosted an unlimited hot drinks and biscuits reception at the Rushall Hub straight after the memorial service on Remembrance Sunday on 8th November 2026.
Councillor Irene Henery said, “It was bitterly cold, so everyone was grateful for biscuits and a hot cup of coffee or tea.”
Approximately 90 people (including girl guides) attended the annual Remembrance Sunday event at the Rushall War Memorial on the junction of Pelsall Lane and Lichfield Road in Rushall-Shelfield ward.
A list of heroes was read out – all those who had made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in the two World Wars. Councillor Barbara McCracken, a former Mayor of Walsall, laid a wreathe along with local charities.
A local vicar presided over the event and took attendees through prayers and hymns, a 2 minute silence was observed at 11am and the service finished with the singing of the National Anthem.
