HEXHAM townsfolk fell silent in respect and prayer for the many servicemen who have died serving their country. 

110 years after the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914-1918 people gathered to remember soldiers who had fallen in both World Wars and men and women who have since served their country in conflicts including The Korean War (1950)  Falklands War (1982)  Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003). 

The Remembrance Sunday parade began with a formal march from the town's Moot Hall in the marketplace.

Soldiers, cadets and scouts marched through the town before filing into the Sele Park at 10.45am.
Derek Kennedy, mayor of Hexham, read a poem and lay the wreath to commemorate those from the town who gave their lives for their country.

A Northumbrian piper played Lament for the Fallen as poppy wreaths were laid by the mayor and County councillors alongside representatives of the armed forces. Hexham MP Joe Morris also laid a wreath.

After the Lord's Prayer, the National Anthem was performed.

The service lasted for an hour and was a solemn and poignant reminder of the sacrifices made for our freedom. 

As the poet John Maxwell Edmonds wrote: "When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today."