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Remembrance events to be held across Yorkshire
Communities across Yorkshire will hold parades and services on Sunday 8 November for Remembrance Sunday, honouring people killed in service. The events include wreath-laying and a nationally observed two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT.
Ceremonies are planned in York, Harrogate, Ripon, Leeds, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Bradford, Sheffield, Barnsley and Doncaster. Parade and service times vary: for example, York’s ceremony begins at 10:58 GMT, while Barnsley’s service starts at 11:00 GMT; Doncaster is extending its service this year.
In short
- Yorkshire towns will mark Remembrance Sunday with services and parades.
- The national two-minute silence is at 11:00 GMT.
- Events are scheduled across the region, with varied start times.