Yorkshire falls silent to mark Remembrance Sunday

Communities across Yorkshire have come together to mark Remembrance Sunday and honour the lives of those killed in service.

Families, military personnel, veterans and local groups held services to observe the national two-minute silence, and lay wreaths at war memorials around the region.

In Leeds, hundreds of people watched as a parade of ex-servicemen and women and serving military personnel marched through the city to Millennium Square.

Among those taking part was 91-year-old Kenneth Naylor, from Leeds, who spoke of his "honour" at being one of the flag-bearers at the event.

"It is getting harder now," the army veteran said of the role, but added it was still important to carry the tradition on, saying "it is going to die if we don't".

Naylor said he had been a standard-bearer for 40 years, including at military funerals.

Anita Naylor was wearing a white beret, awarded to her father for his service in World War Two.

After he died she had to gain permission to wear the hat, she explained, and did so to "represent the people who did serve when things were bad".

"It should be carried on. These men and women should be remembered," she said.

It was "extremely important" people continued to show their respect by attending memorial events, she added.

"I did notice there were one or two younger people here today, more than I've seen before, because it is normally our age group who have lived though those times.

"It was a good turn out. The weather might have had something to do with it."

By the North Yorkshire coast, more than 100 people came to the Remembrance Sunday service at Filey's memorial garden.

Among those at the service was Glenn Parsons, who led a campaign to install a plaque dedicated to the 4,000 West Indian and Caribbean servicemen, who trained at RAF Hunmanby Moor during World War Two.

His uncle, Gilmore Westcar, was one those who volunteered to join the RAF.

He has previsouly told the BBC he hoped the plaque would "serve as a reminder to all people about the contributions to the war effort by people of colour".

Harley, a 15-year-old fire cadet from Barnsley, was chosen to lay a wreath as part of the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London earlier today.

Speaking ahead of the event, the teenager said she was "shocked and really pleased" to join three other cadets from South Yorkshire at the event in Whitehall.

"Laying the wreath and representing the fire cadets makes me feel really proud of myself and my achievements.

"At Remembrance we think about all the people and animals that lost their lives helping to keep us safe."

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