Wristbands honour Silsden's Great War soldiers and sailors who made the supreme sacrifice

More than 90 wristbands, each bearing the name of a Silsden soldier killed in World War 1, will be distributed during the Remembrance Sunday service on November 11th, the centenary of the Armistice. The names of the local men who died will be read out. The service at the cenotaph in the Memorial Gardens in Bolton Road will be led by the Rev David Griffiths, Vicar of St. James' Church.
The wristbands have been made by Janet Thomas (right) and Janet Phillis, two of the directors of the Kirkgate-based Many Hands craft collective. The special tribute is a joint initiative by the Silsden Local History Group and the Remembrance Service organisers, who include the Royal British Legion and the town's churches. The annual parade to the cenotaph will leave Wesley Place at 10.45am. The centenary weekend will also feature the exhibition Silsden's Story in the Great War, first staged in 2014, which will be on view at the Town Hall on November 10th at a History Group coffee morning. In the evening, also at the Town Hall, the Follow the Fleece theatre company will perform its play "To End All Wars".