Guide to Remembrance services across West Country

Hundreds of handmade poppies were attached to a fence overlooking Clevedon's pier last year

Military personnel will be honoured during Remembrance services across the West Country this weekend.

Thousands of people are expected to attend parades ahead of a two-minute silence held at 11:00 GMT on Sunday 9 November. There will also be wreath-laying at cenotaphs and memorials.

Events are being held across Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, with residents in towns and villages attending.

Road closures will be in place throughout the day, with motorists being urged to plan their journeys in advance. Below is a round-up on the main events in each area.

Services and parades will be attended by thousands with many roads closed

Bristol

A service is being held at Bristol Cathedral from 09.30 on Sunday, with military personnel, cadets and veterans taking part in a parade from College Green.

The procession will end at the city's cenotaph on Colston Avenue where a two-minute silence will be held at 11.00.

The Bristol Chamber Choir is holding an evening of music and reflection from 17.00 on Sunday, at the Chapel in Westbury-on-Trym.

An Armistice Day service will be held at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol on Tuesday 11 November.

Somerset

In Taunton, there will be a Civic Service of Remembrance at Taunton Minster from 09.30 on Sunday, followed by a parade and a wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial in Vivary Park.

In Bath, a parade will begin at 13.30 in the city centre.

In Wells, veterans, military personnel and cadets will parade through the city from St Cuthbert's Church. The Royal British Legion will then lead a service at the Harry Patch Memorial on Cathedral Green.

Services and parades will be held to honour those who served with the Armed Forces

Wiltshire

In Swindon, a Remembrance service and military parade is being held from 10.45 at the Regent Circus Cenotaph.

Chippenham Town Council is holding a two-minute silence at the war memorial, with people asked to arrive by 10.45 on Sunday.

An Act of Remembrance and two-minute silence will also take place outside the Town Hall on Tuesday 11 November to mark Armistice Day.

Melksham Town Council is holding a Remembrance Sunday service at St Michael and All Angels Church at 10.00, followed by its formal Service of Remembrance at the war memorial in Canon Square.

In Warminster a parade will begin at 14.40 from East Street, with Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council and the Royal British Legion holding their parade at 14.15.

Gloucestershire

Gloucester Cathedral is holding a service at 10.45 followed by a Civic Service of Remembrance at 15.00.

In Coleford, a parade will start at the Roman Catholic Church at 10:30 before finishing in the town centre where wreaths may be laid at the war memorial.

In Cheltenham, a service and parade takes place from 10.50 by the war memorial on the Promenade.