TIMINGS

● 6am: The sound of bagpipes will fill the air as more than 1,300 pipers play the tune When The Battle’s O’er.

● 6.55pm: More than 1,000 Buglers will play The Last Post at more than 1,000 First World War beacon sites.

● 7pm: More than 1,000 beacons will be lit, starting with one at London’s Westminster Abbey.

● 7.05pm: The bells will ring out for peace at more than 1,000 churches and cathedrals.