Communities across the Oswestry area will gather for church services, parades and wreath-laying ceremonies on Sunday, November 8, to remember those who lost their lives in conflict.
In Gobowen, a Remembrance service will begin at All Saints Church in Old Chirk Road at 10am.
The congregation will then move to the village memorial outside the Co-op for an Act of Remembrance at about 10.50am.
Chirk Road and Old Whittington Road are due to be closed between about 10.45am and 11.30am.
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A service will begin at St Mary’s Church in Kinnerley at 10am, followed by an Act of Remembrance at the village war memorial at 10.55am.
In Knockin, the Act of Remembrance begins at the war memorial at 10.55am, with a service following at St Mary’s Church at 11.15am.
Holy Communion with an Act of Remembrance will begin at St John’s Church in Maesbrook at 10am.
The main Oswestry parade will assemble on Bailey Head at 10.30am.
Porthywaen Silver Band will lead the procession to the Memorial Gates at Cae Glas Park, where the Remembrance service, two-minute silence and wreath-laying will take place.
The parade will then return to Bailey Head.
A further commemoration service will be held at St Oswald’s Church at 4pm.
Oswestry will also mark Armistice Day on Wednesday, November 11, with a service at the Memorial Gates at 11am.
In St Martins, the parish church lists its Remembrance service for 11.15am on Sunday.
Trefonen’s programme begins with a service at All Saints Church at 10.45am.
The parade is scheduled to form at 11.30am before proceeding to Trefonen war memorial for a service at 11.45am.
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