People invited to attend Remembrance events in Great Yarmouth

On Wednesday, November 5, people are invited to attend a Blessing of the Crosses ceremony at the Cenotaph in St George's Park.

The ceremony, which starts at 11am, will be led by Revd Canon Simon Ward, Rector of Great Yarmouth, and gives people the opportunity to place crosses, with the names of servicemen and women who lost their lives during war written on them, in the memorial area.

On Remembrance Sunday, November 9, parade marshalls and youth organisations will march to St George's Park from Great Yarmouth Market Place at 10.35am.

People are invited to gather at the Cenotaph in the park at 10.50am, ahead of a two-minute silence at 11am followed by the annual Remembrance service.

Great Yarmouth Brass will be providing music and Revd Canon Ward will lead the service, during which civic dignitaries and members of the public will lay wreaths.

There will then be a parade outside Christchurch in King Street before a Remembrance service at 12.30pm at the Far East Prisoner of War (FEPOW) Memorial on Marine Parade in the town.

Councillor Carl Annison, Mayor of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, said: ''Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life.

''It provides our community with an important opportunity to remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community and pay tribute to the special contribution of families and our emergency services.

''It is also a chance to acknowledge innocent civilians who have lost their lives in conflict and acts of terrorism as we reflect on our hope for a peaceful future.''