A low-key ceremony organised by armed forces groups took place on Sunday, November 8, at the town’s Victory Square War Memorial.
Paul Allen, a former member of the First Battalion of the Light Infantry and the chairman of Hartlepool’s Durham Light Infantry group, gave a short address at the event and said afterwards: “I would like to say a big thank you and well done to all veterans and everyone in Hartlepool who attended our ceremony today.”
A short service involving armed forces representatives and Hartlepool Borough Council was also held at the memorial on Friday.
1. Never forgotten
Wreaths laid beneath the inscriptions of Hartlepool's war and military dead at the town's Victory Square war memorial. Photo: Frank Reid
2. The Last Post
Bugler Colin Longstaff plays the Last Post during the Remembrance Sunday parade. Photo: Frank Reid
3. Together while apart
Veterans maintain social distancing regulations while remembering Hartlepool's fallen. Photo: Frank Reid
4. Standards lowered
Standards are lowered during the service at Victory Square. Photo: Frank Reid