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Remembrance Sunday in South Shields.

South Shields salutes the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday with strong turnout

The community saluted the nation’s Armed Forces past and present in a well-attended service for Remembrance Sunday.

Veterans, serving personnel and members of the wider community gathered for the annual parade from South Shields Town Hall to Westoe Cenotaph.

In attendance were Deputy Lieutenant Brigadier Bibek Banerjee, Mayor of South Tyneside Cllr Stan Wildheart, South Shields MP Emma Lewell, council leader Cllr Paul Mackings, and chief executive Jonathan Tew.

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