THOUSANDS of people turned up to remember the fallen at Newport’s Remembrance Parade and Service today.

The service started off with a parade of around a thousand different army cadets, sea cadets, air training corps, serviceman and ex-serviceman from the High Street and travelling to the cenotaph in Clarence Place.

The parade was led by Newport Pipe and Drums Band and the Boys Brigade.

The Bishop of Monmouth, the Right Reverend Richard Pain, led the service at the cenotaph and guns were sounded to mark the start of the two-minute silence before wreaths were laid.

More than 2,000 people attended the service at Clarence Place to pay their respects.

After the two-minute silence came the laying of the wreaths from Newport mayor David Fouweather, Newport City Council leader Debbie Wilcox - who were accompanied by two mace bearers from Newport Sea Cadets - along with other servicemen.

One of the people who laid a wreath was officer command in airfield Flight Lieutenant Iestyn Morgan, of RAF Brize Norton, who laid a wreath with his son Caden Morgan, four.

He said: “I normally look after parades elsewhere and this is my first time parading in Newport but it is the start of many. I’m from Newport and we have just moved back here.

“It was an immensely proud moment to lay the wreath with Caiden and its the ultimate respect for what we are here to remember.

“It’s also a really proud moment to do this with my family here and with the local TA units and army units.”