RADCLIFFE town centre will come to a standstill on Sunday to honour the dead of two World Wars and other conflicts for Remembrance Day.

The annual parade will set off from the Royal Oak pub in Water Street at 10.45am and head to the war memorial in Blackburn Street. A short service will be held there, along with the laying of wreaths.

The parade will then march to St Thomas and St John's Church for a remembrance service.

In Ainsworth, a parade service starts at 10.30am at Christ Church Ainsworth and will include a two-minute silence at 11am. A service of remembrance to honour those who have died in the past 12 months will be held at 6.30pm.

In Bury, hundreds of people are expected to turn out for the annual procession and the main civic remembrance service in Bury Parish Church.

Those taking part in Bury's Remembrance Day parade will gather outside the Town Hall from 10.15am with the first of three groups scheduled to set off at 10.30am. All will arrive at the war memorial outside Bury Parish Church at 10.55am. The Last Post and Reveille will sound before the two-minute silence.

The Mayor of Bury, Cllr Stella Smith, will lay the first poppy wreath at the memorial followed by the Lord Lieutenant's representative, senior officers from the armed forces and members of many Bury organisations and groups.

After a short benediction by the Rector of Bury, Reverend John Findon, the parade will lead into Bury Parish Church for a service. Later, the mayor will take the salute during a march past and the parade will be dismissed on return to Bury Town Hall.

On Armistice Day itself, next Wednesday (Nov 11), short services to which members of the public can attend will be held at 11am at the war memorial outside Bury Parish Church, at Gallipoli Garden, near the Fusilier Museum, and the Tesco car park at the Woodfield Retail Park.

Greater Manchester's Police and Crime Commissioner and interim mayor Tony Lloyd has spoken of the importance of wearing a poppy with pride to remember the fallen.

He said: "Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the past and remember the many servicemen and women who gave so much for our liberty and freedom. It’s a time for communities to come together and stand united in solidarity with serving members of the armed forces, local people, and the families who have lost loved ones to show that their sacrifice will never be forgotten."

* Rachel Hayes, from Bury, will be representing the Royal Navy during a Remembrance Service at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday and will also be part of the parade at the Cenotaph the following day. Several months ago, the former Bury Council worker graduated as a warfare specialist from HMS Collingwood, Fareham, Hampshire, after she completed her phase two training with Victory Squadron.