ALL over the Dean and Wye Valley this week and on the coming Remembrance Sunday (November 14) communities will be gathering to remember and honour the dead of two world wars and later conflicts.

Many will gather at memorials and cenotaphs for ceremonies and services on Armistice Day on Thursday, while some ceremonies have already taken place.

One such ceremony took place at Coleford Cemetery on Sunday morning (November 7) following the annual dedication of the Garden of Remembrance at the Clock Tower in the centre of Coleford.

However the Remembrance Sunday services are important calendar dates for most people who regularly show their gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Among the services and ceremonies are:

Berry Hill: The residents of Berry Hill will meet in The Hut for a special service, Berry Hill Remembers, at 6pm on Sunday.

Bream: The Cenotaph in Bream will be the setting for a service and wreath-laying on Sunday at 3pm.

Chepstow: Gathering in the Welsh Street car park at 10.15am, Chepstow marchers hope to arrive at the Cenotaph in the middle of town at 10.20am on Sunday to lay wreaths and observe a two-minutes silence. This will be followed by a service at St Mary's Church. Afterwards all can meet at the Drill Hall.

Cinderford: Marchers in Cinderford will gather at the Belle Vue Centre at 10.30am to march off at 10.45am to the Triangle where the main Remembrance service will take place. Everyone will then head for the Miners for coffee and biscuits.

Coleford: In Coleford the marchers will gather by the town police station at 10.30am on Sunday, then march to St John's for a service at 11am. After that, there is a march back to the Town Centre.

Lydney: The RBL in Lydney is assembling at 10am in the Hill Street Library car park before parading to the War Memorial at 10.15am. At 10.40am, after wreath-laying, all gather in the Parish Church for a service. When this finishes at approximately noon, the parade reforms and marches to Bathurst Park before dismissing.

Monmouth: All taking part in the Monmouth ceremonies will meet at Shire hall at 10.30am on Sunday before moving off at 10.40am to the St James Square memorial, where the service begins at 10.50am. A service follows in St Mary's Parish Church at 11.20am and at noon all march on to the Castle Parade Square for a short ceremony.

Ross: In Ross on Wye on Thursday (November 11) there willl be a ceremony and silence at 11am. On Sunday people will gather for a ceremony at the war memorial at 10.45am. This will be followed at approximately 11.15 by a service in St Mary's Church.

Also on Sunday, the three churches of Drybrook, Lydbrook and Ruardean will be holding their annual Remembrance services. The times of the services are:

Lydbrook Church - 9.30am followed by Act of Remembrance at the Memorial in Central Lydbrook at 10.45am.

Ruardean Church - 9.30am Holy Communion followed by the Act of Remembrance at 10.45am.

Holy Trinity, Drybrook (Forest Church) – 10.45am Remembrance Sunday service followed by Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial (there are also Holy Communion services at 8am and 6pm).