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 would march towards the junction with North Street and South Street.

The parade would be joined by 101-year-old WW2 veteran Ken Embleton, who served in Burma from 1942 to 1946, and would be awarded the Burma Star Medal.

At the parade, Mr Embleton would read out a poem a poem written by Sampford Arundel Primary School.

Here, Graham Davies of Wellington Silver Band would play The Last Post on the bugle before silence would fall over the town centre, with Mr Davies then playing Revielle afterwards.

The Exhortation and The Kohima would be read out by Kevin Connor, treasurer of Wellington’s branch of the Royal British Legion.

After stopping at the junction and the silence was observed, the parade would end their march by turning back towards the town council offices.

This parade follows a Remembrance Sunday service which was held at Sunday, November 9, which would start at Wellington School, before marching towards Wellington Park.

The march would be 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 Revd Sam Griffiths, Wellington Baptist Church’s minister and the chaplain for Wellington’s Royal British Legion, while names of those who passed on would be red by Kevin Connor.

Wreaths would be 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 would be mayor Janet Lloyd and MP for Wellington and Taunton Gideon Amos.