Remembrance Sunday events

The nation reflect on the sacrifices made by members of our armed forces

Below are a list of services and parades taking place in North Yorkshire on Remembrance Sunday, November 8 2009.

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Bedale

The parade will set off from the Riverside Club at 10:30 am. There will be a wreath laying and short service at the war memorial at St Gregory's. That will be followed by a service at Wycar Methodist Chapel at 11:05.

Boroughbridge

The church service begins at St James Church at 09:45 am and will be followed by a parade from the church to the war memorial for a short service and wreath laying at 10:45 am.

Elvington near York

Remembrance service and ceremony will take place at the French Memorial, in Elvington Village at 11:00 am.

This poignant annual occasion each year marks the service and sacrifice of the air and ground crews of the two French heavy bomber Squadrons, 346 Guyenne and 347 Tunisie, which uniquely served at RAF Elvington during the last year of WWII.

Service of remembrance at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington.

Service takes place in the museum chapel at 12:30, followed by a wreath laying ceremony in the memorial garden.

Fulford, York

The service will take place at St Oswald's Church at 10:15 am and will be followed by a wreath laying service at the cenotaph.

Harrogate

Harrogate remembrance parade and service

The remembrance parade and service will take place at Harrogate Cenotaph at 10.35 am, forming up at Albert Street. The Army Foundation College will provide three platoons of marching soldiers to parade in front of their commanding officer and the Mayor of Harrogate.

Parades, services and march pasts will take place across North Yorkshire

Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Forest Lane, Stonefall, Harrogate

Service of remembrance takes place at 12:30 pm. During the laying of the wreaths, schoolchildren from Rossett School will lay a single red rose on every grave and junior soldiers from the Army Foundation College will place a wooden cross at the end of every row of graves.

The military cemetery at Stonefall is the final resting place for 1017 United Kingdom and Commonwealth servicemen and is the third largest military cemetery in the UK.

Knaresborough

A short service of remembrance will take place at the Knaresborough War Memorial at 10:30 am.

Kirbymoorside

The parade will set off at 10:40 am and will march from the Royal British Legion Club to All Saints Church for the service of remembrance.

Leyburn

Remembrance events begin at Leyburn War Memorial in the Market Square at 10:50. After that there will be a service at the Catholic Church of St Peter & St Paul.

Northallerton

The parade will assemble at 10:45 am at All Saints Church in Northallerton. The wreath laying will begin at 11:00 am and will be followed by a church service. The parade will leave the church for a march past and salute at 12:00. Guests will include the Mayor and the commander of RAF Leeming.

Osmotherley

The parade will leave Church House in Osmotherley at 11:00 am and will be followed by the act of remembrance at the village war memorial.

Ripon

21 Engineer Regiment will start the parade at Ripon Cenotaph at 10.50 am. A short service will follow the two minute silence and last post and then the parade will march to the cathedral.

A remembrance service takes place at Ripon Cathedral at 11:40.

Scarborough

Events begin at the Oliver's Mount War Memorial at 10:40 am with a short service of remembrance and observation of the two minutes silence at 11:00 am.

Selby

The parade will set off from Selby Community Centre in Scott Road at 9:30 am. It will be followed by a service in Selby Abbey at 10:00 am and the wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial after the silence at 11:00 am.

Skipton

The parade will leave Bunkers Hill for the cenotaph at 10:45 am. Over 200 servicemen and women will be taking part.

Thirsk

The service of remembrance will take place in St Mary's Church in Thirsk at 09:30 am. This will be followed by a parade through Thirsk to Sowerby War Memorial.

York

Remembrance Parade and Service

The annual remembrance parade will begin from Clifford's Tower at 10:30 am and will be followed by a short service of remembrance at the York War Memorial at 11:00 am.

York Minster

Service in the nave of York Minster for the 2 Signal Regiment. The service begins at 12:30.