After issuing a plea for a way to indicate the beginning and end of the two-minute silence to mark Remembrance Sunday, the Mayor of Tenby has told colleagues that ideas are now in place.

At 11 am on each Remembrance Sunday, a two-minute silence is observed at war memorials and other public spaces across the UK to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom.

The Mayor, Clr. Laurence Blackhall, told the Observer last week that as the coastguard were no longer permitted to let off the maroon rockets, to signify the commencement and end of the two-minute silence as part of the Remembrance Sunday service in Tenby which falls on November 13, the town council were looking for ideas to indicate the start and end of this important tradition.

Suggestions that were put forward in the comments section of the story which appeared on the Observer’s Facebook page, included the ringing of the church bells, fireworks, a klaxon or siren, and also red balloons being released, one for each name on the cenotaph.

Speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, Clr. Blackhall told his fellow councillors that he’d received a number of suggestions, and it was an interesting dilemma, as it didn’t just relate to the Tenby service, but surrounding areas such as Penally, which traditionally relied on the maroon to indicate the two-minute silence.

Clr. Blackhall said that Armistice Day would be commemorated on Friday, November 11, with a service at Tenby’s war memorial at 11 am, while the Remembrance Sunday parade would proceed at 10.45 am on November 13, with the service also at the cenotaph at 11 am.