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08
Nov 2020
Harrogate district to commemorate Remembrance Sunday at home
Remembrance Sunday is going to look very different in the Harrogate district this morning.
The pandemic has seen the Harrogate remembrance parades at the town's war memorial cancelled, with people encouraged to to stay at home.
Instead, those who wish to pay their respects have been urged to stand on their doorsteps for a two minutes silence at 11am.
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A service will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Harrogate.
The Stonefall event will be a much smaller scale event due to the pandemic, with only a handful of people taking part.
Harrogate Brigantes Rotary Club said a few of its members will lay wreaths on behalf of the Royal British Legion, politicians and local service groups.
Meanwhile, David Houlgate, from the Knaresborough branch of the Royal British Legion, asked that people commemorate the occasion from home.
He said:
In Ripon, a dedication ceremony was held in the city's Garden of Remembrance last Sunday ahead of the national lockdown coming into force.
Numbers in attendance were kept to a minimum and social distancing measures were in place, as the Dean of Ripon, The Very Revd John Dobson, blessed the garden and led prayers.
Nationally, a small ceremony will be held at the London Cenotaph. People have been encouraged to watch it on TV at home to pay their respects.
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