THE ANNUAL Remembrance Sunday service took place on the war memorial in Salisbury this morning, where there was a two minute silence followed by prayers.

The ceremony was led by the Salisbury branch of the Royal British Legion and supported by Salisbury City Council.

Following the service in the Guildhall Square, the parade marched along New Canal, where Deputy Lieutenant Peter Pleydell-Bouverie was accompanied by the The Mayor of Salisbury, John Walsh.

The parade then headed to St Thomas’s Church for the Sunday Service.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the first wave of Second World War evacuees in Salisbury.

They began to arrive here on September 1, 1939, two days before war was declared.

As part of Salisbury’s celebration of Remembrance, Bemerton History Society will be hosting an exhibition in the Guildhall on Sunday (November 10 and 11), which tells the story of the arrival of children and their teachers from Portsmouth and the welcome they received.

On Monday (November 11) there will also be a small ceremony in the Guildhall Square at 11am to mark Armistice Day, which all are also welcome to attend.