Remembrance services throughout Havering in photos

Remembrance Sunday services took place across the borough yesterday (November 10), with Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham all holding parades - featuring members of the armed forces, police officers and scout groups - and wreath laying.

The Romford parade from the Liberty Shopping Centre to Coronation Gardens included members of the Air Cadets (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

The biggest event took place in Romford, which started with a parade at 10.30am from Liberty Shopping Centre in Western Road, through to Coronation Gardens.

The Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford led the parade, with youth groups, cadets and members of the Royal British Legion following.

The Royal British Legion band led the Romford parade (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

The service at Coronation Gardens, starting just before 11am, saw wreath laying by politicians such as Romford MP Andrew Rosindell and council leader Ray Morgon.

In a post on Facebook, Mr Rosindell said he was "deeply proud" to have laid a wreath at the war memorial for the 24th time as MP, in honour of "all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom today".

MP Andrew Rosindell was one of the politicians who laid a wreath at Coronation Gardens (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

Other areas such as Elm Park, Harold Wood and Harold Hill also saw hundreds of residents gather for Remembrance services.

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Cub scouts parading past the mayor at the Romford Remembrance parade (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

Harold Hill's parade - from St George's Church in Chippenham Road to the war memorial in Hilldene Avenue - saw more than 200 people assemble to remember the fallen.

Residents and service personnel gathered at the Romford Remembrance service in Coronation Gardens (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

The service that followed was led by Revd Nathan Joss-Pothen and featured a two-minute silence, the playing of the Last Post and the singing of the national anthem.

In Elm Park, around 300 residents attended a static parade in front of the Royal British Legion (RBL) building in Maylands Avenue.

The Elm Park service saw red flares lit and youth groups blowing bubbles (Image: Councillor Stephanie Nunn)

Youth groups, police officers, sea cadets and Legion members all listened to the Last Post, while flares were lit and bubbles blown by the younger children. 

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Acting Inspector Jayshree Patel (centre left) with colleagues at the Rainham Village service (Image: Havering Police)

A total of £2,500 was raised for the Poppy Appeal in the afternoon of fundraising and raffles that followed at Elm Park RBL.

Harold Wood's Remembrance Sunday service saw a turnout of more than 250 residents and representatives from the Army, schools and businesses gathering at the war memorial outside Harold Wood Library.

The Harold Wood Remembrance service (Image: Councillor Darren Wise)

Harold Wood councillors Cllr Brian Eagling, Cllr Martin Goode and Cllr Darren Wise attended, and a total of 30 wreaths were laid at the memorial.

Cllr Wise called the service a "tremendous success" and a "very poignant time to remember those individuals who fought in those wars".

Sergeant Amar Sehmby and MP Julia Lopez leading the Upminster Remembrance parade (Image: Havering Police)

Mayor of Havering, Councillor Gerry O’Sullivan, said the borough is "proud to stand as a community" to continue to honour the "bravery and sacrifices of our Armed Forces".

He said: "Once again, hundreds of residents turned out to mark Remembrance Sunday in Havering.

"These events give the borough a chance to remember our servicemen and women from Britain and the Commonwealth, who gave so much in order to keep us safe."