Due to rising infection numbers in the county, Dorset Council is to live-stream its annual Remembrance service with only a small number of invited guests being able to attend in person.

The service will take place at 10.45am on Thursday 11 November at County Hall in Dorchester and will be a short, socially distanced event.

It will be led by the Rev John Yarrien, and the introduction read by Cllr Val Pothecary, chairman of Dorset Council before the wreaths are laid.

A bugler will be in attendance and the Lord Lieutenant Angus Campbell and Major Dan Tanner will read the Exhortation and Kohima respectively, followed by a two-minute silence.

The service will be live streamed on Facebook.

Cllr Val Pothecary, chairman of Dorset Council, said: “The pandemic will not stop us from honouring the sacrifice of the fallen and valour of our veterans.

“We will remember and reflect on the sacrifices made by military personnel and those that have lost their lives as a result of armed conflict or terrorism and all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.

“We hope that residents will join the service via the live-stream and we encourage people to mark the two-minute silence at 11am.”