More than a thousand people are expected to attend services to remember the country’s war heroes on Remembrance Sunday.

A range of parades and services across Macclesfield are scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 10 to pay respect to fallen servicemen and women.

A main service at the war memorial on Park Green will see the town's leaders, Royal British Legion (RBL) members, residents and ex-service personnel in a parade to honour the memory of heroes.

A parade will start at 10.30am by the Town Hall before walking down Mill Street in time for the service to start at Park Green war memorial at 11am.

In Bollington the parade will meet at the Bollington Recreation Ground at 10.15am and march to the Memorial Gardens via Palmerston Street.

A service will start at 10.55am. Prestbury RBL will start its parade at Shirley’s Close in Prestbury, heading towards St Peter’s Church in time for a Remembrance day service at 10.30am.

The Last Post will be played by a pupil from The King’s School in Macclesfield.

A two-minute silence will then take place inside the church at 11am. Poynton RBL will be joined by council members and residents for a parade, accompanied by the VBS Poynton Brass Band, which leaves the Civic Centre car park at 9.35am.

The march is followed by a service at St George's Church at 10am, after which the procession will gather at the cenotaph at 11am for a two minute silence and to lay wreaths.

On Armistice Day – Monday, November 11 – there will be another event led by the Macclesfield branch of the RBL with the Irish Guards regiment and their band.

A two minute silence will be held in the Market Square, outside the Town Hall, to remember all of those who have lost their lives in conflict.

SIXTEEN-year-old Jamie Cunningham has become the youngest ever Poppy Appeal organiser since the British Legion fundraiser was launched in 1921.

King’s student Jamie, whose grandfathers had key roles in Bomber Command during the Second World War, has taken over responsibility for the Over Peover and Chelford area, where we will manage the distribution and collection of poppies and stickers across the area.

He is the latest member of the Cunningham family to become involved with the military. His grandfather Allan Richardson, now 94, flew over 60 sorties to Germany as a Wireless Operator Air Gunner, and his father’s father, Eric Cunningham, piloted Wellingtons, but was tragically killed in an light aircraft accident at RAF Kinloss when Jamie’s dad was aged just 16. Both his parents also spent time in the RAF, with dad Gareth working as an aeronautical engineer and reaching the rank of Wing Commander and his mum Viv, as a senior Air Traffic Controller.

Jamie said: “Obviously I want to do this for my family, for both my grandfathers and in memory of all those who gave so much during the Second World War. The British Legion is a vital source of support.”

Jamie, who got five A*s and five As in GCSEs is studying A levels in maths, physics, chemistry and Spanish,  added: “I had no idea I was the youngest ever Poppy Appeal Organiser.”

King’s School Headmaster Dr. Simon Hyde said: “The Poppy Appeal is deservedly one of the nation’s favourite charities. We are delighted that Jamie has stepped forward.”