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Remembrance Sunday 2021 events in Wigan and Leigh

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This year’s Remembrance Day falls on Sunday, November 14 — and it’s a time to remember the fallen, who gave their lives fighting for the country.

Remembrance Day is held on the Sunday closest to November 11 — Armistice Day. That’s because, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month of 1918, the fighting in the First World War ceased. READ MORE:Remembrance Sunday 2021 services in Greater Manchester Some 888,246 British and Colonial lives were lost on the frontline in that conflict, and thousands more have died in other battles.

In Wigan, a series of Remembrance Day events are being organised to commemorate the dead. Remembrance Sunday will be marked with parades in Leigh where residents will be joined by local councillors to

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