Your guide to Remembrance events across the South

Communities in the south of England are set to come together to honour the lives of the armed forces, veterans and their families in Remembrance services.

People across Dorset, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, the Isle of Wight and Hampshire will gather on Sunday 8 November and Wednesday 11 November to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day.

Remembrance Sunday is traditionally the second Sunday of November each year, while Armistice Day is always on 11 November to mark the moment World War One ended.

Here are just some of the services and parades taking place in the region.

Residents of Dorset can commemorate Remembrance in multiple locations.

The county's annual Remembrance Service on Armistice Day takes place at County Hall Dorchester from 10:55 GMT.

In west Dorset, Weymouth's Remembrance parade and service is at the Weymouth War Memorial on the promenade on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth's annual service of Remembrance takes place on Sunday at the Cenotaph in the Central Gardens at 10:55.

The parade starts from Bournemouth Tennis Courts at 10:35.

It will be led by the Salvation Army and BCCF Marching Bands.

Among the locations in Berkshire where people can pay their respects are Slough, Reading and Wokingham.

Two Remembrance services are taking place in Reading, including its main service and parade in the town centre on Sunday 8 November.

There will also be a two-minute silence at Forbury Gardens War Memorial on Wednesday 11 November, to honour the moment the guns fell silent in World War One.

Councillor Liz Terry, leader of Reading Borough Council, said: "Our town's two Remembrance events are an important time of reflection for everyone and a time to pay tribute to the bravery, selflessness and courage of our personnel, both past and present."

Wokingham Town Council will lead a two-minute silence on Armistice Day, which residents are welcome to observe. This is followed by a parade, which is being co-ordinated for 15:00.

The war memorial inside Wokingham's Town Hall will be opened for residents for quiet reflection between 10:00 and 14:00, from Monday 2 November until Friday 6 November.

In Slough, proceedings on Sunday will start in the Town Square and conclude at the War Memorial at St. Mary's Church, Church Street.

Lord Mayor of Oxford, councillor Chewe Munkonge is encouraging the city to "come together in gratitude and remembrance" for ceremonies including the sounding of the Last Post, a two-minute silence, the laying of wreaths, and hymns at the War Memorial on Sunday.

Oxford will reconvene on Armistice Day to observe a short service and silence at its Town Hall.

Banbury, which has one of the largest Remembrance events in Oxfordshire, will host a military parade on Sunday followed by a service in St Mary's Church, and a wreath-laying service at the War Memorial in People's Park.

Henley-on-Thames' Remembrance Service in Market Place on Sunday will include hymns, readings, and wreath laying.

Abingdon will follow suit the same day with groups including its town councillors, the Royal British Legion, and armed forces coming together for a service at St Helen's Church.

The island's main Remembrance service is at St Thomas' Square, Newport, on Sunday.

It will take place at Newport Minster from 10:00 just before the outdoor ceremony at 10:45.

Councillor Ian Dore, chairman of the Isle of Wight Council and an Armed Forces Champion, said: "As a veteran, Remembrance Sunday holds a particular significance for me, but remembrance belongs to everyone.

"It's important that we bring together different generations from those who have served, those who are currently serving, and the young people who will carry the responsibility of remembrance into the future."

A full marching parade is also set to take place from St Thomas' Square onto Newport High Street.

Southampton's Remembrance Service is on Sunday at the Cenotaph in Watts Park shortly before 11:00.

Lord Mayor of Southampton, councillor Pat Evemy who will be in attendance said: "Coming together as a community gives us time to pause, remember and say a heartfelt thank you to all those who have served, those who continue to serve, and their families."

The city's Cenotaph is also getting a creative display made of more than 2,000 handmade poppies to honour the flower as a symbol of remembrance.

St Mary's Church in Warsash is putting similar knitted poppies on display.

This is alongside an exhibition of stories which include those of some of the youngest boys who went to war, a medic from World War One, and a victim of the Nazi regime.

Winchester Cathedral is set to open its doors for a 10:00 service and wreath-laying proceedings on Sunday. Hundreds are also expected to gather outside the War Memorial for a two-minute silence.

Basingstoke will begin Remembrance Sunday with a parade from Market Place through the top of the town to the War Memorial. A two-minute silence will also be held there on Armistice Day.