Young people will have an important role to play in this year's Remembrance Sunday (Nov 14) events in Torpoint.

The town's Royal British Legion has been keen to involve young people in the remembrance activities.

Legion chairman Joe Plant said: "We have been trying to get more youngsters involved. We are emphasising to them that all the good people didn't sacrifice their lives for nothing.

"As we go into a new century we have to remember them and keep on remembering.

A total of 33 wreaths, almost twice as many as two years ago, are due to be laid during the act of remembrance.

A combined cadet force made up of members of Torpoint Army Cadets and local members of the Royal Marines Cadets, the Naval Cadets and the Air Training Corps will carry the wreaths in a parade through the town before the remembrance ceremony.

The parade will start from Torpoint Infants School in Albion Road and follow a route along Antony Road and Harvey Street into Elliot Square.

Torpoint Silver Band will lead the parade and will be followed by a contingent of ratings from HMS Raleigh. Other organisations will march behind them in formation.

Once in Elliot Square, the cadets will present the wreaths to representatives from a broad spectrum of organisations in the town. The wreaths will be laid before two minutes' silence is observed at 11 o'clock.

Among those laying wreaths will be a Royal New Zealand Navy commander, John Tucker, who will be travelling from the New Zealand Defence Staff in London, and a representative of New Zealand's Return Service Association, Leah Hutchison, who now lives in Torpoint.

Their presence is associated with Torpoint Royal British Legion's involvement in Anzac Day in New Zealand.

As part of the legion's policy of encouraging youth participation, Scouts, Cubs and other young people from the town will be at the ceremony which will be conducted by the legion's chaplain, the Rev Kenneth Piper.

A Royal Marine bugler will mark the end of the silence which will be followed by a service in St James Church led by the town's vicar, the Rev James Warren. More than 300 people are expected at the service.

Afterwards there will be a parade back to the infants school.

"The Torpoint and District Comrades and United Services Club will be laying on a buffet for all the people involved. We are very pleased with the support from the club," said Mr Plant.