A TWO minute silence was held in Wellington Town Centre on Tuesday, November 11, as the town remembers those who have served in conflicts throughout history.

A parade made up of veterans, councillors and dignitaries formed outside of Wellington Town Council’s offices on Fore Street just before 11am, where they marched towards the junction with North Street and South Street.

The parade was joined by 101-year-old WWII veteran Ken Ambleton, who served in Burma from 1942 to 1946 and was awarded the Burma Star Medal.

Here, Graham Davies of Wellington Silver Band played ‘The Last Post’ on the bugle before silence fell over the town centre, with Mr Davies then playing the ‘Reveille’ afterwards.

The Exhortation was then read out by Kevin Connor, treasurer of Wellington’s chapter of the Royal British Legion, alongside a poem written by Sampford Arundel Primary School.

After stopping at the junction and the silence being observed, the parade ended its march by turning back towards the town council offices.

This parade followed a Remembrance Sunday service which was held under drizzly conditions on Sunday, November 9. This service started at Wellington School, before marching towards Wellington Park.

The march was led by members of Wellington School’s Corps of Drums and CCF cadets, while Wellington Silver Band would play throughout the service.

Sunday’s service was led by Rev Sam Griffiths, Wellington Baptist Church’s minister and the chaplain for Wellington’s Royal British Legion, while names of those who passed were read by Kevin Connor.

Wreaths were laid by the memorial by various groups, services and dignitaries who were in attendance, including St John’s Ambulance, Avon and Somerset Police and Wellington Majorettes.

Also in attendance was the mayor Cllr Janet Lloyd and MP for Wellington and Taunton Gideon Amos.