Communities across Monmouthshire will come together on Sunday, November 8, to mark Remembrance Sunday and honour the servicemen and women who have given their lives in conflicts past and present.

Services of remembrance will take place at war memorials and churches, with veterans, serving personnel, civic representatives and members of the public gathering to pay their respects.

The traditional two-minute silence at 11am will provide an opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices made by generations of armed forces personnel and the impact of war on families and communities.

Wreaths will be laid in memory of the fallen, as the nation pauses to remember all those who served and those who continue to serve.

Monmouth’s annual Service of Remembrance will take place at St James’ Square on Sunday November 8th (Remembrance Sunday)..

Interested parties are asked to assemble on the cobbles at 10.15am, (despite the closure of the Shire Hall), ready to step off at 10.40am.

The service will begin at the cenotaph in St James’ Square at 10.50 and a two-minute silence will be held at 11am.

In previous years, senior students from the two schools in Monmouth play a big part in the service every year.

Following the outdoor service, there will be a service in St Mary’s Priory Church at 11.30 and a reception will end the town’s Remembrance day at Monmouth Castle House.

The following roads will be closed. Agincourt Square, Priory Street, Whitecross Street, St James Square and Street from 10am until 11:30.

• The Armistice was an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, which began at 11am on 11 November 1918.

Armistice Day is marked with a two minute silence around the United Kingdom with a Two Minute Silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.