Remembrance Sunday: Shropshire pays tribute to fallen heroes - with video and pictures

Hundreds of Shropshire residents stood through the wind and rain to remember the bravery of those who served their country today.

Parts of Shrewsbury were closed off for the town's annual remembrance parade.

There were a number of military and civilian organisations on the parade and and a large marching contingent from RAF Shawbury’s Navy, Army and RAF personnel escorting the Standard of Number Sixty (Reserve) Squadron.

The parade formed at Shrewsbury Castle at 9am and marched to St Chads where a service of Remembrance was held.

Following the parade the gathered dignitaries, parade and members of the public gathered around the War Memorial in the Quarry to hold a 2 minutes silence at 11am followed by the laying of Wreaths. The parade then marched off with the Mayor of Shrewsbury taking the salute.

Hundreds of people braved hail and strong winds for the Oswestry Remembrance service.

Mayor, Councillor Vince Hunt laid the town council's wreath, while others were laid by ex service organisations and youth and forces bodies.

Townsfolk lined the route of the parade, which went from the Guildhall to the memorial gates outside Cae Glas Park for the two minute silence before a service was held in St Oswalds Church.

In Telford, a parade of veterans, cadets, Rainbows, Brownies and Scouts walked from Southwater to the War Memorial in Telford Town Park, where dozens of people listened to the open air service.

It was the ninth year that the event has been held in the park, organised by Hollinswood and Randlay Parish Council, who said it was the biggest to date.

The service was led by The Reverend Lee Plummer, vicar of the Chapel of Christ the King with hymns accompanied by City of Wolverhampton Brass Band, with readings done by Telford MP Lucy Allan, and local councillors.

There was also a song by pupils from Hollinswood Primary School who also laid their own memorial, built in school.

Veterans who attended the service said they were pleased to see young and old marking the day.

Maurice Halliday, of the KSLI 3rd Battalion Light Infantry, chairman of the Telford Light Infantry Association who served for 23 years, said: "I loved the kids, they were really fantastic, they really made the event."

Ms Allan said: "This is certainly the biggest I have seen in my four years

"The youngsters were so brave, they really gave it their all."

Councillor Sheenagh Unwin, chairman of the parish council said: "It was an amazing turnout, despite the wind and rain.

"Next year will be our 10th remembrance service, and 100 years since the end of World War One so we will be planning something even better."

But that was just one of a number of events held across the borough on Sunday.

Another service took place in Coalbrookdale.

Councillor Nicola Lowery, ward member for the Ironbridge Gorge laid a wreath at the Coalbrookdale Service she said: “Remembrance Sunday is the closest Sunday to the moment when the guns fell silent at the end of World War 1 in 1918 on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

"It was an honour to lay the wreath at our War Memorial in Coalbrookdale and extremely moving to see so many of the community come together to honour our heroes and to remember their courage and their dedication.

"We salute those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. We will remember them”.

There were also dozens of people at Newport's St Nicholas Church for its annual Remembrance Sunday service.

There was also a moving ceremony at the RAF Museum Cosford, held in Hangar One, there were performances by Cosford Military Wives Choir and personnel from RAF Cosford also joined the event.