Island prepares to remember those who made ultimate sacrifice

The Island will come together today to remember those who fought and died in the service of their country.

The nation will fall silent for two minutes at 11am this morning and again on Sunday (Remembrance Sunday) with wreaths and poppies laid at war memorials across the Island.

The commemorations will conclude with a National Service of Remembrance at the Royal Chapel in St John’s at 3pm on Sunday.
 
After the service,  the congregation will make its way to the National War Memorial where His Excellency will lay the first wreath, followed by the Chief Minister, the President of Tynwald and then representatives from other organisations.

People are encouraged to gather at the National War Memorial in St John’s at 4pm for a two minute silence and the laying of the wreaths.  

Deputy Chief Minister Jane Poole-Wilson MHK will represent the Island at the Service of Remembrance in London on Sunday, laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in the presence of His Majesty The King.