In fact the occasion, for many, felt more poignant than ever. Across the Fylde Coast, people marked the occasion in their own Covid safe ways from decorated houses to individual laying of wreaths by local organisations. Here are some of the poignant pictures which reflect how Remembrance Sunday was honoured.
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Conifers Care Home owner Suzanne Clague with resident Joyce Wood, who turned 91 on Monday
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Blackpool Civic Trust's wrreath at the memorial to the emergency services men and women at the Jubilee Gardens, Gynn Square.
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In Stanley Park John Barnett MBE Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire, on behalf of The Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, placed a wreath on the Bench of Remembrance, Veterans Walk
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Suzanne Clague and Anita Thompson with a display of letters at Conifers Care Home
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Eva Taylor age 12 and Billy Taylor age 10, were amomng those laying wreaths at Fleetwood Cenotaph on Remembrance Day
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Poppy Taylor, who played The Last Post for residents at The Conifers Care Home, Thornton