THE borough will fall silent tomorrow, Armistice Day, to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Parades and services will see wreathes being laid to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in all conflicts.

In Leigh town centre, a parade will assemble at Marsh Gymnasium on Ullswater Street at 10.30am where it will make its way to the cenotaph at Church Street gardens.

On the return procession a short salute will be taken on the Town Hall Square.

A short service will also take place at Leigh Parish Church to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.

In Atherton, the parade will gather at Atherton Collieries on Alder Street at 10.10am before making its way along to the town cenotaph.

The Tyldesley parade will form on Market Square at 10am before going to the cenotaph at Tyldesley Cemetery.

St Mary's Church on Newton Road in Lowton will host an assemble in the schoolyard at 10.20am before having a service of remembrance.

In Golborne, a procession will start at 2.15pm at Legh Court car park on Legh Street before a service of remembrance will take place 15 minutes later at Golborne War Memorial at Barn Lane.

A procession will gather at 10am in the Market Square council car park on Cross Street in Hindley.

It will leave 40 minutes later and make its way to the war memorial on the corner of Atherton Road and Liverpool Road outside St Peter's Church.

After a service and a wreath laying ceremony, the procession will to to All Saints Church.

A service will then take place at the Chapel Fields Lane church.

For more information about the routes of the parades click here.