Remembrance Day, May 4, Voorschoten

On Thursday, May 4, the Remembrance Day ceremony will take place at the Dorpskerk on Kerkplein. Below is the program for the Remembrance Day ceremony.

Program for May 4, 2023 – Remembrance Day

6:45 p.m. 

Memorial Service at the Dorpskerk, Kerkplein 2

7:50 p.m.

Start of the commemoration ceremony at the war memorial in Berkhoutpark
Welcome remarks
Poem recited by students from a Voorschoten elementary school
Wreath-laying ceremony by Mayor Stemerdink and students from a Voorschoten elementary school
Taptout

8:00 p.m.

Two minutes of silence

8:02 p.m.

Laurentius Plays - "Wilhelmus," Verses 1 and 6

8:05 p.m.   

Speech by Mayor Stemerdink

8:10 p.m.

Wreath-Laying Ceremony by Bereaved Families and Organizations

8:20 p.m.   

Parade and wreath-laying ceremony

8:30 p.m. 

End of the memorial service

8:30 p.m.

Sinfonietta Memorial Concert at the Dorpskerk, Kerkplein 2