THE Wotton and Charfield branch of the Royal British Legion is to cooperate with Wotton Town Council, the churches and the Wotton Silver Band, in a Remembrance Sunday commemoration.
The event will take place on Sunday, November 9.
This will conclude the “Poppy fortnight”, where volunteers make a house-to-house collection around the town for the welfare of ex-service people and their families.
The parade in Wotton will set off from the Chipping at 10.30am, arriving at St.Mary’s Church in time for the two minutes’ silence at 11am and a remembrance service.
Following the service, the parade will reform to march to the War Memorial for the laying of wreaths.
Representatives of all the leading organisations of the town, starting with the Town Council, Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes, will lay about 30 wreaths before the playing of the Last Post and final tributes to the fallen.
The band will then lead the parade back to the Chipping, with the salute being taken by the Mayor and Major General Stevenson.
The parade is one of the only annual events which brings together nearly all of the voluntary organisations of the town, including schools, the Army Cadet Force, Scouts and Cubs, Guides and Brownies.
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