Solemn ceremonies will take place at Ilkeston’s Market Place Cenotaph and at Long Eaton’s War Memorial. Residents are encouraged to observe a moment of quiet reflection at the precise time the guns fell silent in 1918, marking the end of the First World War.
The Royal British Legion ceremonies, starting at 10:45am in both towns, will see veterans gather to pay tribute to fallen comrades from the First World War, the Second World War, and other conflicts. Standard bearers will lower flags as the borough pauses.
Councillor Frank Phillips, ex-Mayor, will represent the borough council at Ilkeston’s tribute, while Councillor Margaret Griffiths, councillor for the Derby Road East ward, will attend the Long Eaton ceremony.
This follows a large turnout on Sunday, where thousands gathered across the borough to honour the fallen. Processions and wreath-laying ceremonies took place at Long Eaton’s War Memorial and Ilkeston Market Place.
A new mural on the side of the town hall in Ilkeston, honouring the borough’s war heroes, depicts Donald Rose, who was Britain’s oldest World War Two veteran at 110 when he died last year.
Council leader James Dawson, who laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, stated: “The people of our proud borough always flock to show their gratitude to those who fought for our freedom. This was another magnificent turn-out.”
