STOURPORT fell silent this morning to remember the fallen in two World Wars and other conflicts.
The annual Remembrance Sunday Parade began at the Royal British Legion.
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It then made its way to the War Memorial on Vale Road for the service.
Picture by Colin Hill. s
Flags either side of the memorial were flown at half mast.
Picture by Colin Hill. s
The service was led by Rev Carey Saleh who opened the service with a prayer.
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The names of those from Stourport, Areley Kings who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War (1914 to 1918) were read out, followed by those who died in the Second World War (1939 to 1945). Tribute was also pad to a Stourport soldier who died in the Falklands War in 1982. This was done by Deputy Mayor of Stourport, Coun Tim Berry, and Cadet Ashdown.
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The war poem ‘Recessional’ by Rudyard Kipling was then read before The Exhortation, two-minute silence, The Kohima Epitath.
Picture by Colin Hill. s
Wreaths were then laid by armed forces service personnel and organisations, veterans, the Mayor of Stourport, Coun John Thomas, West Mercia Police, and community groups, including the Scouts and Girl Guides.
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The Soldier by Rupert Brooke was also read out and was followed by the hymn ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’.
And after the Peace Prayer and Universal Prayer for Peace were delivered before the service closed with the National Anthem.
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The service was broadcast live on the Stourport Town Council Facebook page and can be watched in full here.
