Liverpool's annual Service of Remembrance will take place on Sunday 8 November on the plateau at St George's Hall. The service marks 110 years since the Battle of the Somme and will bring together faith and community leaders, the Armed Forces and veterans to honour those who gave their lives in conflict.
The theme for this year's service is Liverpool Remembers. Archive film footage of First World War recruitment rallies will be shown on screen ahead of the service, displaying historic appeals made on the very steps of St George's Hall when speakers including Lord Derby and Lord Kitchener called for 100,000 men to form the Liverpool Pals.
What to expect
The Band of The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and The Pipes and Drums of The Liverpool Scottish Regimental Association will perform from 10:40am. The Liverpool Lighthouse Choir, St Edward's College Senior Choir and mezzo soprano Danielle Louise Thomas will also perform.
At 11:00am, a two-minute silence will be marked by a ceremonial signal. This will be followed by wreath-laying and a service led by key civic, military and religious leaders and Cadets. The parade will then march from St George's Plateau to salute the Cenotaph.
The service is open to all, and attendees are encouraged to arrive early.
City landmarks to be lit red
The Port of Liverpool, the Cunard and Royal Liver Buildings, Liverpool Parish Church, St George's Hall and Liverpool Town Hall will be lit red from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November. Large poppies will be displayed on the Town Hall balcony and at the Bombed-Out Church.
The Bombed-Out Church will be open to the public on Sunday 8 November. The Hall of Remembrance at Liverpool Town Hall will be open to the public on Wednesday 11 November from 12 noon to 4:00pm.
Road closures
Road closures will be in place from 7:00am to 1:00pm on the day, affecting William Brown Street, London Road, Lime Street and Queens Square Bus Station. All closures will be signed and stewarded.
William Brown Street from Byrom Street will close from 7:00am to 1:00pm. London Road between Seymour Street and Lime Street, Commutation Row between Islington and Lime Street, Islington between Fraser Street and Commutation Row, Lime Street between London Road and Copperas Hill, St John's Lane and St George's Place between Old Haymarket and Lime Street, and Skelhorne Street between Bolton Street and Lime Street will all close from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Queens Square Bus Station will also close from 9:30am to 1:00pm.
Access for the Holiday Inn Hotel and St John's car park will be facilitated from the Elliot Street and Lime Street junction.