RELATIVES of Malvern men who fell in the First World War are being urged to take part in this year's remembrance commemoration.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the war, Malvern Town Council, along with the town's remembrance committee and Malvern Museum, will be opening a field of remembrance in the grounds of Malvern Library, Graham Road.

It will be officially opened at 10.30am on Thursday, November 8, with a short service and a two-minute silence, and it will remain open until Thursday, November 15.

During this period, members of the public are invited to take part in remembering the fallen and to plant wooden crosses, which will be available at the library.

Malvern Museum has produced a new roll of honour showing the names of over 400 soldiers connected to the town who gave their lives.

During the opening ceremony, a cross will be planted for each soldier named on the roll of honour.

Local schoolchildren have been asked to take part in this, but organisers are also keen to hear from relatives who wish to lay a cross in memory of their family members.

The country's first field of remembrance was held in 1928, organised by George Arthur Howson, an army officer during the war and founder and chairman of the Royal British Legion poppy factory.

The British Legion now organises 120,000 tributes across six fields of remembrance in the UK, with the one at Westminster Abbey being probably the most well-known.

If you want to place a cross in memory of a relative, contact Malvern Town Council on 01684 566667 or ldavies@malvern-tc.org.uk.