Alley Lofthouse

Bodacious wife & mother, foundling and advocate for foundlings. Love tennis, rugby league, (Mighty Black and Whites). Works for NHS, Team Lead Non Clinical

[Hull FC @hullfcofficial]

Lewis Martin is Betfred Super League's 2025 Top Try-Scorer, scoring 25 tries in 27 league appearances 🎉👏

An incredible campaign for our 'Try Scoring Expert' 🔥

⚫️⚪️ #COYH | @SuperLeague

[Tennis TV @TennisTV]

Too Hot to Stop 🔥

@jackdraper0 blazes through 15 consecutive sets to reach his FIRST Grand Slam semi-final!

#USOpen

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@hullfcofficial @ecostrad Absolutely fantastic never should have let him go #hullfc #returnofthrbobblehat

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@gazellis12 well I could not be happier welcome back to the bobble hat!! #hullfc

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

think the ref has forgotten reasons for penalties in first half….#hullfc are not only playing Warrington but twat of a ref too! @SkySports sort out your commentator #davewoods….

[Moz Perkins⚓️🇨🇶🇬🇧 Author 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @MozPerkins]

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@gazellis12 absolutely gutted… we will miss your leadership, commitment, loyalty, passion but most of all…. The bobble hat!! We always win when you have the hat on! Best of luck and wishes xx

[Sky Sports @SkySports]

Kevin Sinfield emotionally carried his former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow over the finish line at the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon, having pushed his friend around the 26.2 miles in his wheelchair ❤️

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@Brad_Argent @Ancestry @ancestrydna DNA solved the mystery of my birth with the help of LLF team. It’s the only way that I would ever have found out who my natural family were.

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

None of my family received alerts all with #threenetwork #emergencyalert

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@BBCBreaking How embarrassed should you all be. Do we really need #bbc anymore. Get rid, save us a license fee and stop being a bunch political tits yourselves. @GaryLineker your have a right to voice your own opinion. Is this not censorship… what decade was that ‘50’s!

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

#hullfc on way first match of season!! C’mon the mighty Black and Whites!!

[The SNP @theSNP]

❤️ Thank you @NicolaSturgeon.

#ThankYouNicola

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@grumpybearmum @ThisisDavina As someone in your boots, it’s what my menopause clinic recommended and took away the need for another tablet. Think your GP needs more information. Please do not let this lie, pressure him or go elsewhere. It’s made my world so much easier. I am 55!

[HilaryGrime @Your_Mountain_]

Phoebe took her life in Newcastle 2 weeks after this photo of us.
I am sharing because I want to save lives.
There is NO LAW at our Unis - they can say/do what they like. They had my mobile but didn’t phone me.
Help me please do this by signing/sharing

https://t.co/zDpVBR2Drz

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@andy_murray Would like to give you a really intelligent answer from a fellow passionate Scot but I have no idea what you just said! May have to go to gym more!! Hope you find what you need!

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@jayblades_ although it was a few weeks ago now, just wanted to say how wonderful you were with King Charles and his warmth response. It was a wonder to watch and full of charm xx

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

@caroldecker You won’t really know until you finish it and let it dry. Like the other lady’s post/pic which was amazing. Go on give it a go!

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

Aw come on people, you obviously want them to eat every night and have full tummies! @MattHancock will do well every time due to the pressures on him. #choosesomeoneelse #ImACelebrity

[Alley Lofthouse @AlleyL]

I had hoped @BoyGeorge was a better person than that… I was wrong he is just a bitch! #ImACelebrity