Chorley Remembrance Day 2018: In pictures

It was a wet start to the day, as people gathered in the Flat Iron car park to await the start of the processionIt was a wet start to the day, as people gathered in the Flat Iron car park to await the start of the procession
It was a wet start to the day, as people gathered in the Flat Iron car park to await the start of the procession
It was a wet morning, but that didn't stop hundreds of people turning out to the Flat Iron car park and Astley Park to mark the Armistice.

On the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 100 years since the end of the First World War, they gathered to ensure we would never forget.

Young and old alike made the journey to pay their respectsYoung and old alike made the journey to pay their respects
Young and old alike made the journey to pay their respects
A piping band lead the way up Union Street from the Flat Iron car parkA piping band lead the way up Union Street from the Flat Iron car park
A piping band lead the way up Union Street from the Flat Iron car park
On to Park Road, to the entrance of the park where others waited patiently at the war memorialOn to Park Road, to the entrance of the park where others waited patiently at the war memorial
On to Park Road, to the entrance of the park where others waited patiently at the war memorial
Eyes-left, as present and former service personnel arrive at the parkEyes-left, as present and former service personnel arrive at the park
Eyes-left, as present and former service personnel arrive at the park
Wreaths of poppies wait to be placed in front of a remembrance garden at Astley ParkWreaths of poppies wait to be placed in front of a remembrance garden at Astley Park
Wreaths of poppies wait to be placed in front of a remembrance garden at Astley Park
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