In 30 pictures: Arundel remembers the fallen on Remembrance Sunday

The community gathered in significant numbers to honour the service and sacrifice of Armed Forces personnel past and present.

The formal proceedings began at 10.45 am with a solemn procession to the War Memorial. Soldiers from the 137 (Java) Battery 12th Regiment Royal Artillery marched from the upper Castle gates, leading the town council, Clergy, choirs of St Nicholas’ Parish Church and Arundel Cathedral and standard bearers from the Royal British Legion and Arundel & Littlehampton Scouts.

Providing a poignant musical backdrop to the tributes, a four-piece brass band composed of local musicians performed traditional arrangements of military standards and hymns during the wreath laying, led by the Town Crier and Councillor, Angela Standing.

The service was given by Canon David Twinley of St Nicholas’ Parish Church with pupils from St Philips’ Catholic Primary school and Arundel Church of England School reading their thoughtful, original poems.

The presence of the local musicians, choirs, schoolchildren and the town’s Scouting and Guiding organisations, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and the marching military battery, underscored the deep community ties and historical traditions of the town.

"Remembrance Sunday is a profoundly important moment for our town to pause and reflect," said Cllr Carolyn Kenney, Mayor of Arundel.

"We are deeply grateful to the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the soldiers of the 137 (Java) Battery, as well as our strong church and school communities and the many residents and visitors who joined us to pay tribute together as a community."