Poignant Ceremony In Market Harborough For Armistice Day

A small but poignant socially-distanced ceremony has taken place in Market Harborough for Armistice Day.

Representatives from the town’s services organisations and Harborough District Council placed wreaths on the gates of the Memorial Gardens, with the start and end of a two-minutes silence in memory of those killed in conflict, marked by the firing of a maroon.

Pat Middleton of the Royal Naval Associaion lays a wreath on the memorial gates.
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People who were on the Square paused to observe the tribute, which signifies the moment peace was declared in 1918 to bring World War One to an end.

The town’s Royal British Legion has had to scale back its usual tributes because of the pandemic, but President John Morley told Hfm they were proud to mark today and Remembrance Sunday:

254 people from Market Harborough lost their lives during World War One and 72 were killed in World War Two.

The annual tribute in the Memorial Gardens, with small white crosses placed to mark each life lost, was not able to take place this year, due to the pandemic.

People are also encouraged to mark the significance of today by taking part in a round of applause outside their homes for two minutes at 8pm.

Pat Middleton of the Royal Naval Associaion lays a wreath on the memorial gates.
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People pause to mark the two minutes silence on The Square

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