Remembrance Day Commemorations take place in Shropshire

People will join together in respect for the many men and women whom have risked their lives in past wars and those lost recently in the ongoing operations in Afghanistan.

In Shrewsbury, members of the public are invited to join the Mayor, and other civic dignitaries, at a Remembrance Sunday service at St Chad's Church at 9.45am.

A civic procession will leave the castle at 9.15am following the route of Castle Gates, Castle Street, Pride Hill, Mardol Head and St John's Hill to St. Chad's Church. The Mayor, and other civic dignitaries, will walk along with units of HM Forces and Service organisations to music from the Band of the Mercian Regiment.

There will also be a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in the Quarry at 11am. Buglers will sound Last Post, which will be followed by two minutes silence.

A March past and salute will follow immediately after the wreath laying ceremony on St. Chad's Terrace. Music accompanying the march past will be performed by the Band of the Mercian Regiment.

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be holding a Remembrance Service in Hangar 1. The service will be led by Rev (Flt Lt) Crispian Acher, Station Chaplain RAF Cosford, in front of the Comet, with Air Training Cadets and RAF personnel present. During the service there will be readings by Wing Commander Niall Griffiths, OC BSW from RAF Cosford and Dave Leek, Chairman of the Aerospace Museum Society.

Visitors to the museum are welcome to join the service for this Act of Remembrance and are politely requested, if they wish to attend, to assemble in Hangar 1 no later than 10:30am ready for the Service to commence at 10.45am. There will be a two minute silence with the sounding of ‘The Last Post’.

RAF Museum Cosford Events Executive, Nina Mitchell says:

“It is a privilege and an honour for the RAF Museum Cosford to host such a poignant service, where visitors can pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by our brave service men and women. Following the service, visitors will be able to view our Remembrance Book which lists the names of RAF Aircrew who lost their lives during the Battle of Britain in 1940.”

Across Shropshire
In Whitchurch a Remembrance Sunday Parade will begin at 10am from the Cenotaph, followed by a service at St Alkmund's Church.

In Bishop’s Castle, the Town Band will lead the Royal British Legion, uniformed organisations and the Town Council from the Town Hall to the parish church for the 11am at the War Memorial in the churchyard followed by a church service.

Whilst in Church Stretton, the annual parade will leave the Church Stretton & District Club in Essex Road at 9.30am, proceeding through the town, for a Remembrance Service in St Laurence's Church - and finally at the War Memorial on Longhills Road for the two minutes' silence and laying of wreaths at 11am.

At St Mary’s Church in Shawbury station personnel will attend a service in which a wreath will be laid by the Commandant of the Defence Helicopter Flying School, Captain Paul Shawcross RN. Also at that service will be Cadets of No 28 Shawbury Air Cadet Squadron. Personnel from the airbase will also attend services at Market Drayton, Moreton Saye, Ludlow, Wem, Ellesmere, Stoke on Tern, Oswestry, Nesscliffe, Whitchurch, Wrekin College, Clive, Wellington, Hadley & Leegomery and Kinnerley.

Other events will take place across the county.

A Nation Remembers
In London, following the two minutes silence at 11am, the Queen will be the first to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, followed by other members of the Royal Family, Prime Minister David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, and opposition leader Ed Miliband.