REMEMBRANCE Day services across the Borders this weekend will mark the 101st anniversary of the end of the First World War.
At the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, the guns were silenced.
By signing the Armistice in 1918, the fighting ceased and allowed world leaders to negotiate a peace agreement, the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Thousands of men from across the Borders enlisted, many of whom did not return.
On Sunday, towns and villages around the region will march, salute, lay wreaths and observe a period of silence to honour the men and women who gave and continue to give their lives to military service. Some local services are:
LAUDER
Oxton Memorial Hall (10.50am)
Lauder War Memorial Service (11am)
Lauder Church (11.20am)
SELKIRK
Procession from The Valley to Selkirk Parish Church (9.40am)
Parish Church Service (9.55am)
Rejoin parade to Selkirk War Memorial (10.40am)
Act of Remembrance at Selkirk War Memorial (11am)
Parade marches along The Valley to West Port for the Salute at the Pant Well (11.20am)
Parade dismissed on High Street (11.30am)
GALASHIELS
Parade leaves Royal British Legion club through Channel Street and Market Street (12.20pm)
Service at War Memorial (12.30pm)
WALKERBURN
March from public hall to War Memorial (10.35am)
KELSO
Leave town square (10.30am)
Service at War Memorial (11am)
ST BOSWELLS
Service at war memorial (11am)
WEST LINTON
Service and and observed silence at War Memorial (11am)
PEEBLES
County War Memorial in the Quadrangle, Chambers Institute (10.50 am)
Old Parish church service including dedication of the new Standards presented to the Peebles Detachment of the Army Cadet Force (ACF) by the Royal British Legion (10am)
Ex Servicemen’s Pipes and Drums with Peebles Silver band will parade to the Remembrance service (11am)
INNERLEITHEN
Service at War Memorial (11am)
TRAQUAIR
Wreath laid in Traquair (10.45am)
JEDBURGH
Royal British Legion parade (10.40am)
Wreath laid at memorial (11am)
HAWICK
March from Common Haugh to Wilton Lodge War Memorial for service (11am)
MELROSE
Procession from town square to War Memorial (11am)
Please note that this is not
a comprehensive list of
parades and ceremonies –
please check with local
organisers for further events.
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