Those who lost their lives in the two world wars and other conflicts were respectfully remembered in Holsworthy last Sunday at the annual Remembrance parade and service, writes Christine Williams.

Despite damp, grey weather some 300 people, representing various organisations in the town, assembled in the Square and on a word of command from Staff Sergeant Jim Harvey of the Army Cadet Force and watched by an equally large crowd, marched to Bodmin Street Methodist Church, led by the town band.

A packed church service was led by the Rev Howard Curnow, assisted by the rector, Father Christopher Penn, who also preached the sermon.

Don Parker and Shirley Crane, of the Royal British Legion, read the lessons and the organist was Martyn Squire.

After the service the parade marched to the war memorial outside the parish church where, watched by a large crowd, Portreeve John Addicott read out the 63 names on the roll of honour.

Two trumpeters of the town band sounded the Last Post and the two minutes’ silence was observed followed by the exhortation, ‘At the going down of the sun we will remember them’.

Then, to the strains of the band, the mayor, Cllr John Allen, and representatives of the Royal British Legion and a large number of organisations in the town laid poppy wreaths.

After the National Anthem the parade marched back to the Square where on behalf of the Royal British Legion Staff Sergeant Harvey thanked everyone, especially the young people, for taking part.