Service personnel and civic leaders will parade through Stafford town centre on Sunday 8 November to mark Remembrance Sunday, honouring those who died in conflict.

The open air service begins at 10.50am in Victoria Square with wreath-laying at the Borough War Memorial. Wreaths will then be laid at the County War Memorial on Victoria Road before the parade proceeds through the town centre.

The parade will pass through Market Square, where the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire will take a salute. The Borough Mayor, Councillor Mark Winnington, civic dignitaries and local organisations will attend.

Who is taking part

Service personnel from 22 Signal Regiment and Tactical Supply Wing (RAF), both based in Stafford, will join the parade. Representatives from The Royal British Legion and local organisations will also participate.

Remembrance Day service

On Wednesday 11 November, prayers and a two-minute silence will be held in Market Square from 10.50am as part of the Act of Remembrance. A trumpeter will play the Last Post and Reveille.

Remembrance Sunday is held annually on the Sunday nearest to 11 November, marking the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918.