Sunday, November 13, 2022

Town gathers for annual Remembrance Service and parade

* Standards are lowered to honour the fallen.


* A cloud of poppies is released from above the square. Picture by Andrei Daniel. 


* The service organisations march into the square at the start of the ceremony.


* Father Lee Taylor leads the service.


* One of the standard bearers. Picture by Andrei Daniel.


* The Silver Band's bugler sounds Last Post. 


* Llangollen county councillor Karen Edwards lays her wreath.


* Chairman Phil Strouds lays a wreath on behalf of Llangollen Royal British Legion.


 * Scouts come forward to lay their wreath.


* Llangollen Silver band leads the parade through town.


* Service organisations in the parade.


* Scouts march along Castle Street.

Crowds gathered for Llangollen's annual Remembrance Service and parade this morning (Sunday).

The service in Centenary Square was led by Father Lee Taylor of St Collen's Church and included the traditional two minutes' silence at 11am and the sounding of Last Post and Reveille by a bugler.

Various local organisations, including Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Cadets, laid poppy wreaths on the war memorial as the names of the fallen of two world wars were read out.

The parade which followed, led by Llangollen Silver Band, made its way through the town centre.


* Councillor Shea Ferron lays his wreath on behalf of the council and people of the town.

In the absence of the Town Mayor, Cllr Shea Ferron laid the wreath on behalf of the Town Council and the people of Llangollen. 

This marked an historic moment in the life of Llangollen Town Council as Cllr Ferron is the youngest ever Town Councillor to sit on the Town Council.

At just 19 years old Cllr Ferron was appointed in May of this year. The former student of Ysgol Dinas Bran is currently studying Performing Art at the Institute for Contemporary Theatre Manchester. 

The new legislation that requires remote access to Council meetings allows Cllr Ferron to continue to make a positive contribution to the work of the Town Council by physically attending Council meetings when home and joining online when studying.

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