Ex-services chiefs are determined the fallen will not be forgotten by asking people to mark the annual two minutes silence on Sunday - and next Wednesday - from their own homes.Ex-services chiefs are determined the fallen will not be forgotten by asking people to mark the annual two minutes silence on Sunday - and next Wednesday - from their own homes.
Ex-services chiefs are determined the fallen will not be forgotten by asking people to mark the annual two minutes silence on Sunday - and next Wednesday - from their own homes.

Remembrance Day: A private wreath laying at Preston War Memorial

Covid has locked down Remembrance events this year, just as it did VE Day and VJ Day in the summer.

But a private wreath-laying ceremony took place at the war memorial in the city centre to be broadcast online on the day.

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