Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of First World War hostilities. And a special service is held on the first Sunday nearest to that date. Here we look at how that day was played out on the Fylde Coast in years gone by. READ MORE: The Fylde Coast in 1987. MORE MEMORIES: Images from 1986 on the Fylde Coast. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Pictures of the Fylde Coast in the 70s
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St Annes Remembrance Day in 2006 Photo: Archive
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Standard bearers pay their respects at the Remembrance Day service in Morecambe in 1997 Photo: Michael White
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1st Garstang and 5th Garstang Brownies and guides took part in the parade to the cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday in Garstang Photo: David Hurst
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Remembrance Day at the war memorial in Ashton Gardens, St Annes in 2004 Photo: Archive
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In 2006 children from Shakespeare Primary School in Fleetwood are first to try community project designed to raise awareness of Remembrance Day and create more respect for war memorials among young people Photo: Martin Bostock
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Pupils at Shakespeare Primary School in Fleetwood take part in a silence as part of Remembrance Day in 2005 Photo: Mark Pearson