PICTURES: How the Skegness area fell silent to honour brave

Tributes have been paid to the brave who have lost their lives in conflict in Remembrance Day parades across the district.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Nov 2016, 11:30 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 16:02 BST
The Remembrance Day parade along Lumley Road in Skegness. Photo: Barry Robinson. ANL-161114-105451001The Remembrance Day parade along Lumley Road in Skegness. Photo: Barry Robinson. ANL-161114-105451001
The Remembrance Day parade along Lumley Road in Skegness. Photo: Barry Robinson. ANL-161114-105451001

Ih Skegness more than 40 organisations, churches and schools gathered at the coach park in Richmond Drive on Sunday to march along streets lines with residents to the memorial at St Matthew’s Church.

Among those laying wreaths were the Mayor of Skegness Coun Dick Edginton and MP Matt Warman. It was also a day to honour our veterans, Alec Gurney, ex 8th Army, and Reg Bower, a Burma Star veteran.

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The streets of Spilsby were also lined with residents for the parade from the Market Place to St James Church with similar events held in Burgh -le-Marsh, Ingoldmells and Alford.

Read more at: http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/join-salute-to-the-brave-in-the-skegness-area-on-remembrance-sunday-1-7672776