Remembrance Sunday: Hundreds gather in Banbury and nearby towns to pay their respects

Town council-organised Remembrance Sunday services took place in Banbury, Brackley, Chipping Norton and Shipston-on-Stour on Sunday (November 8).

Remembrance Sunday is held each year to honour members of the armed forces who lost their lives in conflicts, with communities across the country gathering for services and two-minute silences.

In Banbury, large crowds gathered to watch a military parade featuring serving and former members of the armed forces, alongside local youth organisations, as it made its way from the Town Hall to St Mary's Church.

A special service was held at the church to remember those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts.

Following the service, local dignitaries, serving personnel and veterans laid wreaths at Banbury War Memorial in People's Park.

In Brackley, hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the town's military parade travel from Winchester House School to the town centre.

Prince Harry made an unexpected appearance and was seen chatting to residents ahead of the memorial service at Brackley War Memorial in Market Square.

Military parades and services were also held in Chipping Norton, Deddington, Shipston-on-Stour, Kineton, Woodford Halse, Hook Norton and Middleton Cheney, as well as several smaller villages across the region.

A separate service was held at the memorial garden on Southam Road, Banbury, on Friday (November 6), to honour the 41 employees of the town's former Alcan site who lost their lives during the Second World War.