Romsey fell silent for two minutes as people remembered those who gave their lives in numerous conflicts around the globe.

The silence is held every year at 11am on November 11 to mark Armistice Day, the end of World War One in 1918.

Former servicemen and women, councillors and members of the public gathered around the memorial in the War Memorial Park in the centre of the town.

The two minutes were started and finished by the firing of a cannon.

Children from Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School laid a wreath by the memorial, in the centre of the park. 

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At the end of the two minutes of silence, Mayor of Romsey Cllr Neil Gwynne said: “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.

“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. 

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning.

“We will remember them.”

The ceremony closed with a prayer from the Vicar of Romsey Abbey, Rev Thomas Wharton.

Hampshire Chronicle:

A field of knitted poppies had been placed near the bandstand. They were knitted by members of Romsey Abbey Knitting and Sewing Group, with each one having the name of a serviceman or women who had died in the First or Second World War.

Hampshire Chronicle:

The school children were given a short talk by the volunteers who operated the cannon.

Mayor of Test Valley, Cllr Alan Dowden was shown how it would be fired.

Hampshire Chronicle:

Cllr Dowden said: “I thought the ceremony was well conducted and there was a large number of people which, to me, is very important that we continue to remember those who have given their lives for us living today.

“I thought the gentlemen who operated the cannon were fascinating. It's the first time I had heard it, it made me jump a little bit.”