![]() ![]() ![]() They began to negotiate peace with the allies on Wednesday 5 October, by sending a message to the former US president Woodrow Wilson, who had proposed his “Fourteen Points” for peace at the start of 1918.ĭespite a late change of heart by the influential General Erich Ludendorff, any appetite for battle had escape the shattered German army after four years of gruelling conflict. The Armistice was signed by representatives of the Allies and officials from Germany, declaring an end to the First World War with the cessation of hostilities on land, sea and air.īy the end of September 1918, the German high command had largely recognised that their military prospects had become hopeless. Opening times are 9am until 4pm.īelfast Cathedral holds a Remembrance Sunday service, with a silence at 11am. It opened on 1 November and will close on Sunday 14 November. Belfastīelfast’s Field of Remembrance is on Donegall Square on the west side of Belfast City Hall, adjacent to the Cenotaph. Representatives from the British Armed Forces will march there from King Edward VII Avenue via Museum Avenue. The National Service of Remembrance for Wales is taking place at the National War Memorial in Alexandria Gardens. It is situated in the grounds of Cardiff Castle by the entrance at the corner of Castle and High Streets, and its opening hours are 9am until 5pm. Wreaths will be laid by the Lord Provost and representatives from the Scottish Government ahead of the 11am silence.Ĭardiff has its own Field of Remembrance exhibition, which opened on 3 November and will close on 17 November. ![]() In Scotland, Remembrance Sunday will be marked with a traditional service at the Stone of Remembrance in the City Chambers of Edinburgh. The event will start at 10.40am, with a two-minute silence taking place at 11am. The Band of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, as well as The Pipes and Drums of The Liverpool Scottish Regimental Association, will play. Liverpool’s Service of Remembrance will take place at St George’s Plateau. The procession will begin when the Salvation Army band starts playing at 10.15am, with the two-minute silence at 11am as always. Birminghamīirmingham’s annual Remembrance Day Service will take place on Colmore Row, opposite St Philip’s Cathedral, attended by military veterans and Armed Forces representatives. The procession will start at 10.25am on John Dalton Street and travel past the Central Library before reaching the square in time for the traditional two-minute silence. ![]()
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