Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Armistice Day at the Machine Gun Corp Memorial

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Two Minute Silence is observed on Armistice Day. The time which marks the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918.

The Folkestone ceremony takes place at the cemetery in Cheriton Road at the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Memorial, which is dedicated to World War 1 soldiers. The Mayor and veterans will attend a short service arranged by the Cheriton & Morehall Branch Royal British Legion. After standards have been displayed and wreaths laid, the Last Post & Reveille are played.

This event is open to the public.

• Wednesday 11 November, 2015, 11:00 to 11:30
• Cheriton Road Cemetery, Cheriton Road, Folkestone
• http://www.folkestonetc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=diary&eventid=1578