CORONAVIRUS — Remembrance Day Ceremonies Cancelled

THERE will be no official remembrance services taking place in Inverclyde on Sunday 8 November, in line with national pandemic guidance.

People are being advised not to gather at war memorials to support the rules on social and physical distancing.

Instead residents and veterans are being encouraged to pay their respects at home by observing the national two-minute silence on their doorsteps.

On behalf of all residents and veterans, individual council representatives will attend each memorial to lay a wreath.

Provost Martin Brennan said: “Like so much of this year, we have to do things differently. Our remembrance commemorations allow us to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“It is also an opportunity for our communities to show our support for the armed services of our country.

“It is disappointing and frustrating that we will not have the opportunity to come together in solidarity to stand shoulder to shoulder as we have done in years past to remember the fallen.

“I would ask everyone to take the time out of their day on Sunday 8 November to remember them in their own personal way at home or by joining the national two-minute silence at 11am on their doorstep.

“By doing so we help to keep ourselves and others safe, to protect and save lives and help to ensure that more of us will be here in years to come to continue to mark Remembrance Sunday.”