Berkshire will pay its respects and remember the sacrifices of servicemen and women in a two-minute silence this Remembrance Day.
Observed every year since 1919, Remembrance or Armistice Day is marked on the anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11.
Remembrance Sunday falls on the second Sunday of November which means that it will be observed on November 10.
Services are being planned across the country to commemorate the contribution of the Armed Forces and their families from Britain and the Commonwealth.
Reading
Where: Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin
When: 9:25am
There will be readings from Mr Andrew Try, Lord Lieutenant of The Royal County of Berkshire, The Mayor of Reading, Cllr Glenn Dennis, and Revd. Canon Liz Jackson.
The Remembrance ceremony in Reading Minister will be followed by a parade through the town centre.
A march through the town centre led by The Waterloo Band and Bugles of the 7 Rifles will leave Reading Minster at around 10.15 am, before making its way down to the Forbury Gardens.
The Remembrance Ceremony at the Forbury War Memorial will include the laying of the poppy wreaths and a two-minute silence at 11am, as well as a performance by Ukrainian choir Kryla (КРИЛА).
On Monday, November 11, there will be a short ceremony and two minute silence at the Forbury War Memorial.
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