Remembrance Sunday at the Preston War MemorialRemembrance Sunday at the Preston War Memorial
Remembrance Sunday at the Preston War Memorial

Remembrance Sunday in Preston: Pictures of a poignant day

Lancashire's war dead were commemorated during a Remembrance Sunday service at the Preston War Memorial today.
By Iain Lynn
Published 8th Nov 2020, 17:08 BST
Updated 8th Nov 2020, 17:14 BST

Our photographer NEIL CROSS was there to record the solemn and socially distanced event in the city centre.

Last-minute changes were made to arrangements for Rembrance Sunday and Armistice Day as the country entered a second lockdown

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Last-minute changes were made to arrangements for Rembrance Sunday and Armistice Day as the country entered a second lockdown

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Many events, already changed due to Covid-19 restrictions, have had to be scaled back even further due to the new lockdown

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Many events, already changed due to Covid-19 restrictions, have had to be scaled back even further due to the new lockdown

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In all areas of the county, residents were urged not to attend war memorials, but to remember the fallen at home by observing a two-minute silence on their doorsteps

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In all areas of the county, residents were urged not to attend war memorials, but to remember the fallen at home by observing a two-minute silence on their doorsteps

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But for many, the urge, tradition and meaning were too strong not to attend

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But for many, the urge, tradition and meaning were too strong not to attend

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