Services in Morpeth and Ponteland to honour the fallen
On Remembrance Sunday in Morpeth, a parade led by Morpeth Pipe Band will set off from the Town Hall at 10.35am and will march to the Cenotaph via Bridge Street, Castle Square and Castle Bank.
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After an introduction and prayer by the Rector of Morpeth, Rev Simon White, there will be a two-minute silence, following which, wreaths will be laid.
Afterwards, the parade will reform and march past the Town Hall.
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Hide AdIn Ponteland on the same day, a parade will set off at 10.40am from Ponteland Leisure Centre and will march to the war memorial outside Ponteland Memorial Hall.
A service will then take place and wreaths will be laid. The parade will then return to the Leisure Centre afterwards.
On Friday, November 11, a short service and two-minute silence will take place outside Morpeth Town Hall from 10.55am.
Rev White and Morpeth Mayor Alison Byard will address the public.