Remembrance Sunday parades and services were well supported across the Helston and Lizard area this year as people took the opportunity to pay their respects after a difficult couple of years.
Acts of remembrance took place both on Armistice Day last Thursday and again on Sunday, including in Helston and Porthleven where parades were held.
Helston's was led by the town band and included members of RNAS Culdrose, the town council and from a range of organisations and youth groups.
Helston Town Band led the parade through Helston Picture: Kathy White
Wreaths were laid on behalf of a number of organisations Picture: Kathy White
Canon David Miller and mayor Tim Grattan-Kane at the service Picture: Kathy White
Local youth groups including the Beavers, Scouts, Brownies and Guides took part Picture: Richard Haycock
A large contigent of Culdrose sailors took part in the parade Picture: RNAS Culdrose
The service at the Garden of Remembrance by the Grylls Monument was led by Rev Danny Reed and included hymns from the town band, but no group singing this year due to Covid precautions.
In the afternoon a service also took place at St Michael's Church and the war memorial.
A similar event took place in Porthleven, where people marched from St Bartholomew's Church to the war memorial, led by Porthleven Town Band, to lay wreaths.
The parade to the War Memorial in Porthleven Picture: Kathy White
Wreaths were laid on behalf of many organisations in Porthleven Picture: Kathy White
Heads are bowed in Porthleven for the two minute silence Picture: Kathy White
More than 100 people from across the Meneage parishes gathered at Mawgan War Memorial for the act of remembrance.
Ron Burdekin spoke the exhortation and laid the Royal British Legion wreath on the memorial, while a range of wreaths were laid for organisations including Garras Owlets Preschool and Garras School, RNAS Culdrose, the parish churches, parish coucncils, the Royal Navy Association and Parc Vro Residential Home, where residents could be seen watching from the windows.
Charlie lays the wreath for Garras Owlets at Mawgan Picture: Wendy Bailey
Anthony Hoskin sounds the Last Post at Mawgan Picture: Wendy Bailey
The service of remembrance was led by the Reverend Mike North, and the hymns were accompanied, on the cornet, by Anthony Hoskin who sounded the Last Post and Reveille either side of the two minutes silence.
A service took place at the war memorial at St Wynwallow Church, The Lizard where members of the Lizard Lifeboat station and pupils from Landewednack School were among those laying wreaths.
Lizard RNLI pay their respects at the war memorial Picture: Lyndsay Bray
Lily and Grace laid the poppy wreath on behalf of Landewednack School and Little Lizards Nursery Picture: Lyndsay Bray
At St Keverne there was the usual parade into the village square, led by St Keverne Band, with a service by the war memorial.
The service was well attended at St Keverne Picture: Matt Ferguson
A service took place at St Keverne's war memorial Picture: Matt Ferguson
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