Silence at Christchurch Park in Ipswich for Remembrance Day

Crowds gathered at the cenotaph to mark Remembrance Day at the event on Monday morning.

This year's service marks 100 years since the park's cenotaph was unveiled, having stood in the park since May 1924.

It has been 100 years since the cenotaph was unveiled.  (Image: Shikhar Talwar) The deputy mayor was present at the ceremony.  (Image: Shikhar Talwar) During Monday's event, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Lynne Mortimer, put down a wreath at the cenotaph.

She said: "We must remember those who have sacrificed their lives for the good of the country."

After the deputy mayor laid down her wreath, the clock struck 11am, which started a two-minute silence marked by a loud gunshot. 

The Sea Cadets laid down their wreath. (Image: Shikhar Talwar) Reverend Sarah Geileskey led the prayer. (Image: Shikhar Talwar) Following this, pupils from Stoke High School, Ipswich School, Westbourne Academy and St Matthew's CofE Primary School, along with the Sea Cadets lined up to lay down their own wreaths. 

Alongside them, there were many onlookers who joined in the event and were proudly wearing poppies. 

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Revd Sarah Geileskey of St Margret's Church also spoke and led the prayer. 

A service was also held at the park for Remembrance Sunday.

The Rt Rev Martin Seeley, Bishop of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocese, said during the event:  “The cenotaph has 2,811 names from the First and Second World Wars and from later conflicts, and the families and friends of many of those named continue to live in Ipswich.

“Their stories keep our Remembrance observance rooted in real lives of people with whom many of us are connected, and our honouring them is so important as we strive for peace in our own day.”