In force to the fallen
followed by a minute’s silence.
On Greenway Road, Runcorn, for the 3pm service, Frodsham Silver Band warmed the November chill with a series of performances.
In Widnes, announcements were made wishing Steve Garnett, of Halton Borough Council, well for the future due to his upcoming departure to work in Manchester, and also to the Red Cross, who it was revealed is leaving Widnes and will no longer have a base in the town.
Runcorn Linnets welcomed Halton’s mayor and consort to The Millbank Linnets Stadium for
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Margaret and Carl Horabin joined a crowd of more than 400 at Saturday’s Buildbase FA Trophy second round qualifying round tie in observing the one minute’s silence and The Last Post before kickoff. Wreaths were laid by Linnets club captain Kyle Hamid, under-nines player Luke Whittaker on behalf of Runcorn Linnets Juniors and Runcorn Sea Cadets.
Officers and members of the Sea Cadets took a collection in aid of the Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy Appeal.
Linnets supporter Tom Doyle, from the Halton branch of the RBL, had helped to co-ordinate the ceremony which was organised by Josh Christian, a Linnets tust board member at Runcorn Linnets. Cheshire Regiment veterans accompanied the Sea Cadets in marching out the teams.
The football club’s wreaths were subsequently laid at Runcorn Cenotaph as part of the borough’s official Remembrance commemorations on Sunday.
The cup-tie derby was drawn 1-1 and was due to be replayed at Prescot on Tuesday.
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