Towns and villages across the island are getting ready to commemorate the lives of those who were involved in battle, this weekend.

Proceedings start in Port St Mary, which is holding its commemorative event on Saturday at the Garden of Remembrance on Bay View Road at 10.45am.

Bagpipes will be played before the silence, with rockets being launched on the edge of the bay after.

Meanwhile, in Douglas, Remembrance Sunday will see a parade starting from Market Hill at 9.30am which will march through Strand Street before reaching St Thomas’ Church, where Canon Philip Frear and the Archdeacon of the Isle of Man, Andrew Brown, will begin a service at 10am.

After the service, the congregation will meet by the War Memorial on the promenade to observe a two minutes’ silence at 11am. A salute will be taken opposite the Gaiety Theatre by Mayor of Douglas Debbie Pitts before the parade retraces its route back to Market Hill.

The two minutes’ silence will go ahead even in adverse weather.

A parade in Peel will start in the Market Square at 2.30pm before reaching the Cathedral for a 3pm service, where a silence and reading of the names of servicemen and women who have died in conflict will take place.

The laying of the wreaths will start at the War Memorial in the Cathedral grounds with refreshments available later on.

Ramsey’s event will begin at 10.50am with a short ceremony and a minute silence at the town’s War Memorial at 11am. In attendance will be Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney and The Royal British Legion will also hold a service at Trinity Church, Waterloo Road at 6.30pm.

A cross will be placed at the War Memorial with each of the fallen men’s names mentioned. Any relatives of the men who wish to attend can contact Gemma Kelly at the town hall on 810100.

The Onchan service will begin at 9.20am with a parade that will start from behind the Manx Co-operative and lead to St Peter’s Church in Church Road.

The chairman of the Royal British Legion from Onchan, the Captain of the Parish, and chairman of Onchan Commissioners will give a salute in front of the War Memorial as the parade passes.

A two-minute silence will start at 11am with refreshments being served at the Onchan Methodist Church on Main Road afterwards.

The Port Erin event will begin outside the Royal British Legion Garden of remembrance on Droghadfayle Road at 9.30am.

Rushen Silver Band will then lead to the Kirk Christ Parish Church on Church Road for a service with a silence afterwards.

Proceedings in Castletown start outside the Civic Centre on Farrants Way at 9.30am with the Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band who will lead the march into Arbory Methodist Church.

The service will be attended by local Scouts, Brownies and members of the Combined Cadet Force for a formal wreath laying in the town square at 11.30am.

A plaque will be unveiled in Queen Street to commemorate the men of Queen Street who served during the First World War. Of the 40 men that joined up, six were killed in action and several wounded.

â?¢ Meanwhile, a minute’s noise will also be given as a tribute to motorcyclists who have lost their lives on the island at Laxey Promenade on Sunday. The service will begin before 11am, starting with a two minutes’ silence before the crowd will be asked to ’make some noise’ at midday.