11 November 2026 - Civic Services in Formby

ON Armistice Day, 11 November 2026, the Formby Royal British Legion held the annual Civic Remembrance Service at the village War Memorial, as others across the nation, including in Liverpool and Southport where held.

Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth is held every year to honour those who served and sacrificed for our freedoms.

The date was picked to commemorate those who died fighting in the 1st World War and has been held ever since on the:- 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11 month, the time which was agreement to end the fighting took hold on:- 11 November 1918.

At the start of the War, in August 1914, Lord Derby organised a drive to get volunteers to fight. Fired with patriotism, over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered as Liverpool answered the call, alongside a few other Cities within Britain. Crowds filled the square outside St George's Hall and it became the most successful recruitment campaigns to Kitchener's Army, leading to the formation of the Liverpool Pals.

Sadly many Liverpudlians and those from the surrounding area who had joined the new battalion would never see home again!

The idea of Armistice Day, is not only to remember those killed, but also to remind people of the futility of war.

This Civic Act in Formby also remembers those in all wars, including those who died in Afghanistan.

After the service, another service was held for the Polish RAF Airmen who died in World War 2, protecting Liverpool and surrounding areas, flying out of RAF Woodvale.

We must continue to remember all those who had died serving our country:- "We will Remember Them!"

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