On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, traffic came to a halt in Epsom market.

The Mayor of Epsom and Ewell, Coun Jan Mason lead the borough’s mourning for the servicemen and woman who gave up their lives for their country.

She led the procession from the town hall to stand by the clocktower for the two minutes silence before a short service to remember the dead which was attended by members of the Royal British Legion.

The end of the service was marked by the firing of a maroon.

On Sunday the Mayor led the procession of councillors to St Mary The Virgin church in Ewell to lay wreaths on the war memorial and to attend the remembrance day service attended by members of the Territorial Army and uniformed organisations.

At Christ Church in Epsom, the deputy mayor, Councillor Alan Winkworth attended the Remembrance Day service along with four councillors and members of the Fire and Rescue Service.

At 11am the church connected to the service at the Cenotaph in London in time for the gunfire and the two minutes silence which was broken by Reveille sounded by a member of the church’s music group.

Services of remembrance were held at Banstead and Leatherhead and during the weekend wreaths were laid at war memorials throughout the district.

Choristers from Chinthurst School in Tadworth travelled to Belgium during the half term break to take part in the school’s annual choir tour.

Fifteen boys led by director of music Jenny Carr were asked to take part in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate where they sang in front of an audience of 400 people.

Afterwards they toured the military cemeteries and visited the trenches.

Afterwards Miss Carr said: “We were honoured to be asked to participate in such a moving ceremony and there can be no doubt that the boys and their watching parents will remember our participation at the Menin Gate for many years to come.”

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