Thousands gather in Preston to mark Armistice - and the centenary since the end of the First World War

Preston's Flag Market was silent as thousands gathered to mark Armistice - on the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Preston Remembrance Sunday Service at the Flag MarketPreston Remembrance Sunday Service at the Flag Market
Preston Remembrance Sunday Service at the Flag Market

They held a two-minute silence at the war memorial for those who had given their lives for the country.

A bugler rounded off the silence with The Last Post.

The Lancastrian Brigade Corps of Drums, along with the Brindle Band, had led a parade to the Flag Market where the service of remembrance took place.

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