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Respects paid at Armistice Day events

BBC Bradford's Armistice Day service: a crowd of more than 100 people stand in front of the Cenotaph with their heads bowed. A clergyman and a man in military uniform stand directly in front of the monument, next to a large speaker.BBC
Dozens of people attended Bradford's Armistice Day service

Towns and cities across West Yorkshire fell silent at 11:00 GMT on Monday to mark Armistice Day.

Commemoration services to remember those killed or injured in conflicts past and present were held across the region.

Crowds gathered at the Leeds War Memorial and Bradford Cenotaph, where dozens of military personnel, veterans and members of the public paid their respects.

The Dean of Bradford said marking Remembrance Day was a "deeply significant" event and an opportunity for different communities to unite.

A clergyman wearing a white cassock and a black stole, with a poppy pinned on it. He is standing in front of a Cenotaph with poppy wreaths laid at the foot of the monument.
The Very Reverend Andy Bowerman said it was "important" to reflect on the impact wars had had on communities in the city of Bradford

The Very Reverend Andy Bowerman said: "With wars happening still across Europe and in the Middle East, it's really important we take some time to think about the damage war and violence do and the impact that has on our community here in Bradford.

"We're a community that reaches across the world, so the things that happen in other parts of the world do bear down on us here."

Armistice Day marks the moment on the 11 November 1918, when fighting ceased on the Western Front in World War One, after four years of conflict.

The traditional two-minute silence was observed at services across the region as the clock struck the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year.

Russell Taylor, who attended the Leeds Remembrance event as standard bearer for the Leeds Rifles regiment, said it was important to remember fallen service personnel on all sides of conflicts around the world.

"We have to remember each other," he said.

"We never forget. It's always nice to see members of the public come and support us as well."

An Armistice Day service is held at the War Memorial in Leeds. Military flags are held aloft by service personnel as a vicar stands at the front of the monument. Crowds line the side.
Commemorations were held across West Yorkshire, including at the War Memorial in Leeds
A poppy wreath with a message pinned on it. The message reads: "In Remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives so that we may live in peace. From the Lord Mayor and Citizens of Leeds."
Poppy wreaths bearing messages and tributes were laid as part of the commemorations

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Abigail Marshall Katung said: "We will continue to stand in solidarity with our fallen heroes and say to them that we are truly grateful for the sacrifices they made, so that we can have our freedom today.

"Its really really important that we remember this day every year for the rest of our lives."

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