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Services will be held across Devon this weekend to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Every year hundreds of volunteers distribute the iconic red poppies across the country to raise money for charity to help support the Armed Forces community.

Members of the public wear the paper poppy on their chest as a symbol of remembrance, and to remember the fallen service men killed in conflict.

South Devon

Torquay

On Remembrance Sunday on 12 November there will be a parade and service at Torquay War Memorial in Princess Gardens, with rockets being fired to mark the two minute silence at 11am.

Paignton

There will be an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Palace Avenue, Paignton on November 11 at 11am.

Standard Bearers and Wreath Layers are most welcome, however, the full Remembrance Day Service at Paignton Church, the parade from the church to the War Memorial and the laying of wreaths at the memorial will take place on November 12 at 3pm.

Teignmouth

There will be a gathering at the Baptist church in Park Road, which will leave at 2.45pm to the war memorial for the wreath laying before church service. There will be refreshments at the British Legion after.

Newton Abbot

The procession will start from Courtenay Street at 10am, march through the town and the service will be held at the Newton Abbot War Memorial.

Kingsbridge

Local community groups and organisations are meeting in the Town Square on Sunday, November 13 at 10.30am and are marching to the War Memorial at 10.45am, assembling for the minute silence and service.

Following that, there will be a church service at St Edmunds Church, Fore Street.

On Saturday, November 11, the Union Flay will be lowered, and will be a one minute silence.

Salcombe

There will be a congregation at Whitestrand car park at 10.30am and then the parade will go to the war memorial with Harbour Master Adam Parnell as parade marshall. Rev Daniel French will then lead the service at the war memorial.

Malborough

The parade will start from the Village Hall at 10.30am and will march to the war memorial where wreaths will be laid. This will be followed by a service at All Saints Church at 10.55am.

On Friday, November 11, there will be a ‘Ceremony at the Plaque’ including a short service and laying of wreaths at the plaque in the car park in East Soar at 11am.

Stokenham

The service will take place at the St Michael and All Angels church at 10.55am followed by wreaths being laid at the war memorial.

Modbury

Members of the Royal British Legion along with parish councillors, the fire brigade, and youth organisations including the Scouts, Guides and Brownies will assemble at the war memorial at 10am and the parade will go to St George’s Church in time for a 10.30am service. Following the service, the group will return to the war memorial where wreaths will be laid at around 11.30am.

On Friday, November 11, the Royal British Legion and crowds will gather around the war memorial in the town at 11am.

South Pool

The Remembrance Sunday service will start at 10.50am at South Pool Church. This is one of the highest attended Services of the year, largely due to the military tradition and connections of the village and surrounding areas.

The Service and Act of Remembrance is taken by members of the congregation and led each year by Squadron Leader (Ret’d) David Bennett RAF. The service starts with an opening hymn, prayers and then moves out to the War Memorial near the porch when the chairman of the Parish Council, Frank Green, reads out the names of those who gave their lives in the Great War.

Hugh Marriage will then sound the Last Post and Reveille on a trumpet, from the top of the Tower, to conclude the two minute silence. Two members, who served in conflicts in the 1960’s and 70’s, will read the tradition homilies, followed by the congregation moving back into the Church for the remainder of the service. The Millbrook Inn will open early to provide coffee and drinks around a log fire.

Thurlestone

A Remembrance service will take place at All Saints Church at 10.50am, followed by a wreath laying at the war memorial.

South Milton

A Remembrance service will take place at All Saints Church at 9.30am, followed by a wreath laying at the war memorial.

Churchstow

A Remembrance Sunday service will take place at St Mary’s Church at 10.30am, followed by a wreath laying in the church.

Loddiswell - Wreath laying will take place at 10.45am at the war memorial followed by a Remembrance Sunday service at St Michael and All Angels Church,

Woodleigh

There will be a Remembrance Sunday service at St Mary’s Church at 3pm.

East Allington

There will be a Remembrance Service at St Andrews Church at 10.50am.

Slapton

A Remembrance Service will take place at St James the Great Church at 10.55am before moving to the war memorial for an 11am silence and wreath laying, followed by a service in the church.

Chivelstone

A Remembrance Service will be held at St Sylvester’s Church at 10.50am. The parish council have provided a wreath, which will be blessed in church during the service and will be laid at the war memorial in the churchyard. The names of those lost in the First and Second World War will be read.

Bigbury, Kingston and Ringmore

A joint service for the three parishes will take place at All Hallows Church, Ringmore at 10.30am.

North Devon

Bideford

The Bideford Remembrance Sunday Parade will take place on Sunday, November 12. There will be road closures enforced upon the Quay from the Pill Car Park to the Long Bridge roundabout (including Bridge Street) during the Remembrance Day Parade.

Barnstaple

On Remembrance Sunday each year the Act of Remembrance is honoured with a civic procession along Taw Vale to the War Memorial in Rock Park (approximately 10.45am) and a service at the War Memorial attended by civic dignitaries, representatives of the armed forces, other groups with links to the military, and the public. A further procession will follow from Rock Park to the Parish Church where a Remembrance service is held.

Ilfracombe

The Ilfracombe Parade will start at 10am at the Landmark and at 10.35am the march will begin from the Landmark Theatre to the war memorial via Wilder Road.

The march will be lead by the Tarka Pipe Band and will arrive at the war memorial at 10.55am.

At 11.05am there will be the laying of the wreaths, followed by a prayer.

Great Torrington

There will be a short service on November 11, at the cemetery and a wreath will be laid at the war memorial (11.00am). Then on Sunday there will be a full parade from Lidl’s starting at around 10.30am followed by a service in the cemetery, at which time various organisations will also lay wreaths. At the end of the service there will be a further march back to Lidl’s.

Exeter

Exeter Cathedral

On Saturday, November 11, there will be a commemoration for Armistice Day at 10.45am. All are welcome to the short service which will include a time of silence.

Here are the order of proceedings:

9.30am Standards, 6 RIFLES Bugler & Miss Dodie Bowman, Maynard School Bugler to arrive at the Guildhall for briefing and walk-through

9.45am VIP Reception at the Guildhall

10.10am VIP Procession step off Poppy Drop to take place whilst the procession exits the Guildhall

10.15am The Dedication of the Field of Remembrance Service takes place. Order of Services will be provided

10.40am VIP Procession to the Cathedral to take their seats

10.59am 6 RIFLES Bugler to sound Last Post. Miss Dodie Bowman, Maynard School Bugler to sound Last Post at the Guildhall on the Balcony

11am 2 Minute Silence

11.02am 6 RIFLES Bugler to sound Reveille. Miss Dodie Bowman, Maynard School Bugler to sound Reveille

11.03am Cathedral service commences

11.20am Service concludes

Northernhay Gardens

On Sunday, November 12 there will be a Remembrance Sunday Service at the City War Memorial at Northernhay Gardens.

Order of proceedings:

9.45am Contingents from the military, ex-service and civil associations should assemble at Northernhay Band Stand inside the Gardens and report to the Parade Marshall from 6 RIFLES (WO2 Elliot Drake). The Parade will then march to the Memorial prior to the arrival of the Civic Party. Service Units will stand 3 deep. Representatives of the military organisations will take up their position behind the wreath bearers from the ex-service units and civil associations

10am The Lord Mayor and her Consort arrive at the Guildhall

10.15am Members of the Civic Procession should arrive at the Guildhall in good time for robing, where applicable, and assemble

10.25am The Salvation Army steps off from the Guildhall and marches into Northernhay Gardens

10.30am Deputy Lieutenant arrives at the Guildhall and is greeted by the Lord Mayor

10.40am The Civic Procession will leave the Guildhall and proceed via the High Street and Queen Street, and will enter the Northernhay Gardens via the Queen Street entrance

10.50am On arrival at the War Memorial, the Lord Mayor, Deputy Lieutenant and the Lord Mayor’s Chaplain will take up positions on the very top step of the War Memorial. The Service will then commence in accordance with the printed Order Of Service, which will be provided on the day

10.59am The Exhortation lead by Reverend Morwenna Ludlow, Lord Mayor’s Chaplain

11am Two Minute Silence

11.02am Bugler from the 6 Battalion the Rifles (6 RIFLES) will sound ‘Reveille’

11.04am The Kohima Epitaph delivered by the Deputy Lieutenant. The Service will continue in accordance with the printed Order of Service

11.20am-11.40am The Civic Procession will form up on the main path for the return to Guildhall in the same order as it arrived. The Lord Mayor will welcome representatives of those attending the service for refreshments at Guildhall

The Strand, Exmouth

Exmouth Town Concert Band will be returning to perform at Exmouth's annual Remembrance Service and parade this weekend.

Mid Devon

Tiverton

There's a Remembrance Day Parade and service on Sunday, November 12. The parade will leave from the town hall at 10.30am.

There will be road closures in the town centre from 9.30am.

Cullompton

There will be a service of Remembrance from 10am and 10.45am at St Andrew's Church followed by a short service at the War Memorial.