ROMSEY was up bright and early to honour its fallen heroes with around 100 military personnel joining the parade.
The Remembrance Sunday Parade began in Love Lane at 9am, marching through the town to Romsey Abbey for the Service of Remembrance.
The congregation then made its way to a Romsey War Memorial Park for a ceremony with Michelmersh Silver Band, Romsey Old Cadet Buglers and the Romsey Abbey Choirs.
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Procession members include the Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dr Lionel Jarvis, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, MP Caroline Nokes, Romsey Town Mayor Cllr John Ray, Deputy Mayor of Test Valley Cllr Gordon Bailey, senior military, police, past mayors, senior and junior Mace Bearers, 22 engineers (regiment from the British Army’s Royal Engineers), seven Regiment Army Air Corps, Medical Army Core, Air Cadets, Army Cadets, Sea Cadets, Embley Combined Forces Cadets, Scouts, and Girl Guides.
Once the wreaths were laid the civic party was led by the Caledonian Pipe Band to Palmerston’s Statue in Market Place.
The parade then marched via the north side of Romsey Abbey, past the Civic Party at Palmerston’s Statue and down The Hundred to the Royal British Legion in Love Lane.
Ahead of the event, Peter Hurst, of The Royal British Legion, said: “The branch has been present in Romsey for more than 100 years and the Armistice Day and Remembrance parade celebrations commemorating the lives of those who have been lost in conflict is one of the main purposes of the Legion.
“We are very proud of the fact that the Romsey remembrance services play such a large part in the lives of Romsey citizens and that these events are well supported by the local community.”
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Wellow marked Remembrance Sunday with a service at St Margaret’s Church with a two-minute silence at 11am, with Mountbatten School playing the Last Post and Reveille.
At midday the group paraded from Wellow Village Hall to the War Memorial where wreaths were laid.
The salute for a march past was taken by chairman Julian Pease and Major-General Jo Chestnut, a village resident.
To view photos taken by the Viewfinders of Romsey Camera Club, click on the top image.
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