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Councillors and staff in Carmarthenshire County Council are being asked to support the Royal British Legion ’s two minute silence on Armistice Day. It will take place at 11am tomorrow, Wednesday, November 11. Chief officers and service managers are encouraged to make arrangements, wherever possible, for staff to participate in the short act of remembrance. County Council will stop at 11am at the request of the Chair to observe the silence. Council Chair Cllr Peter Hughes Griffiths said: “We hope that as many of our councillors and employees as possible will participate, and are encouraging them to make every effort to join the two minute silence.” "IF WE ARE TO MAINTAIN OUR PEACE AND FREEDOM, WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER"

It was Llanelli’s turn to pay tribute to the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. It did so with pomp, style and dignity as hundreds flocked to St. Elli Parish Church. Hosted by the Llanelli Choral Society and under the much loved musical leadership of John Hywel and Jean Hywel, members of the armed forces, veterans, dignitaries and the public gathered for the town’s commemoration of VE Day. This was no remembrance concert but an experience which stimulated the memories and the emotions as the event saw proud veterans from WW2 join in song and commemoration with a host of the town’s artists. The church was theatrically presented in tribute with smoke and lights. Candles burned throughout the historic spiritual heart of the town as the oversubscribed event saw the Church stretch to accommodate the excited audience. Artists included the Llanelli Choral Society, the Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers, soprano Gwawr Edwards, symphony percussionists Gareth Hamlin an...