Residents across Telford & Wrekin are being invited to come together this November to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of Armed Forces personnel, veterans and all those who gave their lives in service to their country.

Telford & Wrekin Council will host two civic events as part of this year's commemorations, with residents invited to attend the Mayor's Festival of Remembrance on Sunday 8 November and the Wreath Laying Service at the Town Park War Memorial on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November.

The Mayor's Festival of Remembrance will take place at St George's Church on Sunday 8 November, bringing together residents for an evening of reflection, music and remembrance. The event will start at 7pm and provides an opportunity for residents to reflect, remember and pay tribute to all those who have served their country and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

On Armistice Day, the Council's annual Wreath Laying Service will take place at the Town Park War Memorial. The service will begin at 10.30am, with the national two-minute silence observed at 11am. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on the Council’s Facebook page for those unable to attend in person.

Alongside these civic commemorations, a wide range of events will take place across Telford and Wrekin, with Town and Parish Councils, churches and local organisations hosting services, parades and acts of remembrance throughout the Borough.

Events begin on Friday 6 November with a Remembrance Service at Dawley House and a Poppy Dance hosted by Great Dawley Town Council and the Royal British Legion. On Remembrance Sunday, services and parades will be held across the Borough including in Dawley, Madeley, Newport, Oakengates, Wellington, Lawley, Donnington, Muxton, Aqueduct, Edgmond, Waters Upton and Kynnersley, with further commemorations taking place on Armistice Day.

A full list of Remembrance events taking place across the Borough can be found on the Telford & Wrekin Council website at: telford.gov.uk