Remembrance events to be held across Yorkshire

Communities across Yorkshire will come together this weekend to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Residents, military personnel, veterans and local organisations will honour the lives of those killed in service on Sunday 8 November.

A two-minute silence will be observed nationally at 11:00 GMT, while a number of dedicated services and parades are being held across the region.

You can find a list of some of the events happening in your area below.

The York Remembrance parade will leave Clifford's Tower at 10:20 GMT.

From Mansion House, the Lord Mayor of York, councillor Margaret Wells, and the civic party will lead the parade to City War Memorial accompanied by serving military from regiments stationed across York.

The ceremony will begin at 10:58 GMT and local organisations will lay wreaths, before the parade returns to St Helen's Square.

In Harrogate, the parade will make its way through the town centre before the Act of Remembrance, which will include the two-minute silence and wreath laying, at the war memorial.

"Residents of all ages are warmly invited to attend and show their support as we honour the courage, service and sacrifice of the armed forces community," Harrogate Town Council said.

The event will begin at 10:30 GMT.

An act of commemoration will be held in Ripon's Spa Gardens at 10:50 GMT on Sunday, followed by the 21 Engineer Regiment parading through the city.

A Remembrance Day service will then held at Ripon Cathedral at 11:45 GMT.

A procession will leave Leeds Civic Hall at 10:50, led by a parade of ex-servicemen and women, veterans' organisations and serving military personnel, who will lead a march from Rossington Street to the war memorial.

Leeds City Council said wreaths will be laid at the cenotaph and, following the service, a salute and march past will take place in Millennium Square.

In Wakefield, a parade will depart from the cathedral's west door at 10:40 GMT.

The parade will then make its way to the nearby war memorial, Wakefield Council said, where a wreath laying service will begin at 10:55 GMT.

A parade will leave Huddersfield Town Hall at 10:30 GMT and resume following a service at Huddersfield Parish Church at 10:50 GMT.

The parade will then re-form at around 11:40 GMT and return to the town hall.

Bradford Council said those wishing to join the Remembrance parade in Bradford are asked to assemble at Centenary Square at 10:15 GMT.

The civic parade will leave Bradford City Hall at 10:30 and The Gathering, which begins the Act of Remembrance, will begin at Bradford Cenotaph at 10:55 GMT.

Wreaths will be placed at the foot of the cenotaph during the service, after which a march past will be held at City Park.

Sheffield City Council said it will be gathering at Barker's Pool war memorial at 10:30 GMT.

"We will be marking our respect for all those who have served in the armed forces," the council said.

A Remembrance Sunday service will be held at the war memorial at Barnsley Town Hall, beginning at 11:00 GMT, where wreaths will be laid.

In Doncaster, a service will be held at the war memorial on Bennetthorpe at 10:30 GMT.

The city council said serving members of the armed forces, cadets and veterans will "assemble in formation inside the park and march through the gates to the war memorial".

It added: "The Service of Remembrance, which has been extended this year, will be followed by a parade to the Mansion House.

"A service will also take place at Doncaster Minster."

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