Market Square falls silent to remember fallen

OLD Market Square came to a standstill yesterday as Nottingham marked the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.

A two-minute silence was impeccably observed outside the Council House at 11am, an image replicated across the county as Armistice Day was commemorated.

Civic dignitaries and members of the Royal British were joined by hundreds of others paying their respects.

A lone bugler played the Last Post as the Council House bells rang out to signal it was 11am.

Former national serviceman John Lee, 74, was among the crowds. He said: "I come here every year on November 11 because I believe it is important to remember those who have given their lives. I lost uncles in the Second World War."

Richard Tetlow, 97, from Wilford, was with his sister, Betty Hindsley, 93.

He said: "I was in the army in the Second World War. It is good to see so many people here today."

A group of Year 6 pupils from Greenfields Community School, The Meadows, also paid their respects.

A service was also held outside County Hall to mark the day, the 91st anniversary of the end of the First World War. Rushcliffe Borough Council held a service on the Croquet Lawn in West Bridgford.

There were other services at Wilford Hill Cemetery and Ilkeston Market Place.

A new memorial was unveiled at Notts Police's Sherwood Lodge headquarters to remember officers who lost their lives in the two world wars.

Children at Gotham Primary met servicemen as they marked Armistice Day.