Brighton and Sussex marks Armistice Day with remembrance services

Residents gathered at memorials across Brighton and Hove to mark a two-minute silence this Armistice Day as well as laying poppy wreaths to remember people who died in conflicts.

The day marks the first round of Remembrance events this weekend with further services planned this Sunday.

In Hove, people gathered around the war memorial in Grand Avenue to mark Remembrance Day.

Hove residents and officials paying tribute on Armistice Day (Image: The Argus)

Air Marshal Peter Miller, who was in charge of organising the service, said: "In the last ten or 15 years they have become much more important and we see more people attending and taking notice of them.

"I think it is very important for the nation, these rituals are observed across the country and it pulls people together."

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Hove resident Simon Clarke, who attended the service, added: "It's very, very important, I come down every year if I can.

"It's fantastic and lovely to see people coming back year on year. My grandparents fought in wars and my father was in the army."

Wreaths in Hove (Image: The Argus)

Dozens of people paused with others across the country to mark the two-minute silence at 11am.

Other events also took place at the Old Steine in Brighton as well as in Worthing, Shoreham and across the county.

The annual Remembrance Sunday parade will take place tomorrow at the Old Steine in Brighton.