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Towns and villages fall silent to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Towns and villages fall silent to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Mon, November 11, 2024

Communities across Causeway Coast and Glens came together yesterday to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in conflicts.

The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Tanya Stirling attended the annual Remembrance Day service at Coleraine War Memorial, where she laid a wreath on behalf of citizens of the Borough.

Other elected members also laid wreaths at commemoration events in other towns and villages, including Ballymoney, Ballycastle, Limavady, Portrush, Portstewart, Garvagh, Kilrea, Bushmills, Dervock and Aghadowey.

Remembrance Services in the Borough will conclude on Sunday, 17 November, when a service will be held at St Thomas’ Church on Rathlin Island, followed by wreath laying in the adjoining church yard.

152 (North Irish) Regiment on parade in Coleraine for Remembrance Day. Coleraine Fife and Drum Band took part in the Remembrance Day parade in Coleraine. RAF Air Cadets marching in the Remembrance Day parade in Coleraine. St John Ambulance at the Remembrance Day parade, Coleraine. Pictured (L-R) at the Remembrance Day service are Alderman Yvonne Boyle, Councillor Russell Watton, Councillor Philip Anderson, Chief Executive David Jackson and Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Tanya Stirling. Lord Lieutenant of Co Londonderry, Alison Millar lays a wreath at the War Memorial in Coleraine. Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Tanya Stirling lays a wreath on behalf of citizens of the Borough during the Remembrance Day service in Coleraine. Members of the public gathered at Ballycastle’s War Memorial to pay their respects on Remembrance Day. The annual Remembrance Day service in Ballycastle; the standard bearer is pictured with the standard lowered as a mark of respect. Councillor Lee Kane pictured laying a wreath at Ballycastle’s War Memorial.
Local school children laying wreaths at Ballycastle’s War Memorial on Remembrance Day. Members of the public gathered at Ballycastle’s War Memorial to pay their respects and lay wreaths on Remembrance Sunday.
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