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Remembrance services held across Channel Islands

BBC A man lays a poppy wreath at the memorial in St Ouen during a Remembrance Sunday service. Another man who is wearing a blue uniform is holding a blue flag.BBC
Wreaths were laid at the war memorial in St Ouen

People in the Channel Islands gathered to mark Remembrance Sunday with services and parades.

Islanders came together at a number of events with the two-minute silence held at 11:00 GMT to pay respects to people who served during both World Wars and other conflicts.

St Ouen in Jersey was one of the places where a service was held with members of the community, including the Sea Scouts, laying poppy wreaths at the war memorial.

A parade was also held in St Peter Port from the fire station to Smith Street with bagpipe players leading the procession before wreaths were laid at the town's war memorial.

Several men carrying flags march across a road during a remembrance parade in St Peter Port as people and a police officer watch on.
A parade was held in St Peter Port to mark Remembrance Sunday

A service was also held in St Helier with poppies laid at the town's Cenotaph along with a parade staged in Alderney to mark the occasion.

Ports of Jersey posted on Facebook it would be observing the two-minute silence on Sunday and Monday.

It said: "All members of our Ports of Jersey community will pause for quiet reflection."

Sports teams also marked Remembrance Sunday with Guernsey FC posting on its Facebook page a two-minute silence was held before its women's team played against St Peter in Jersey.

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