IN PICTURES: 22 images from Scarborough's Planting of the Crosses Service and details of remaining Remembrance events

By Louise Perrin

Published 9th Nov 2022, 16:46 BST

The annual Planting of the Crosses Service, the start of Scarborough’s Remembrance Day commemorations, has taken place in Alma Square.

The service took place on Sunday November 6 and afterwards the band and veterans marched past Scarborough Town Hall.

Photographer Richard Ponter captured images from the day.

Details of the remaining Scarborough Remembrance events are as follows:

Friday November 11 - 10.55am

Armistice Day commemoration – Alma Square Garden of Remembrance, Scarborough

Sunday November 13 – 9.30am

Remembrance service – Queen Street Methodist Church, Scarborough

Followed by laying of wreaths at 11.15am at the RNLI lifeboat house, Foreshore Road, Scarborough

Sunday November 13 – 10.55am

Remembrance service with two minutes silence at 11am – Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough

1. Planting of the Crosses ceremony at Alma Square

A large number of veterans attended the Planting of the Crosses ceremony at Alma Square, Scarborough Photo: Richard Ponter

A solemn moment Photo: Richard Ponter

A large number of people turned out to pay their respects Photo: Richard Ponter

Representatives were present from many branches of the armed forces Photo: Richard Ponter