Armistice Day

It's often said the young don't really appreciate the sacrifice service personnel made and are making on the battlefield.

Well this Armistice Day some of the young people of Lancashire have been finding out all about it.

Their headteacher has written a play about what his relatives did in the war.

And they've been performing that play today.

Adam McClean went to Preston to see their performance.

Armistice Day was marked by the traditional two-minute's silence across our region.

City and town centres fell silent at 11 o clock this morning - to mark the 95th anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty which ended the Great War.

Ralph Blunsom reports.

Staff and councillors at Cheshire East Council have paid their respects on Armistice Day.

Council leader Cllr Michael Jones said: “We should not forget that British service men and women are still serving their country in conflicts overseas, with some sadly paying the ultimate sacrifice.

“Only last week, Warrant Officer Ian Fisher, a soldier from the Mercian Regiment was killed in Afghanistan.

“This Council has close links to the Regiment and we send our very sincere condolences to Warrant Officer Fisher’s family.”

Relatives of murdered soldier Lee Rigby will attend an Armistice Day service in Bury. The Royal Fusilier died after being attacked in London earlier this year. His mother Lyn is expected to give a reading at the regimental museum later this morning.