Barrow remembers the heroes of the Battle of Britain in the 1990s

Members of the Royal Air Force Association, the Submarine Old Comrades’ Association and the Royal Naval Association also took part in the ceremony, which began with a march from Dalton Road led by Barrow Sea Cadets Band and the St Andrew’s Pipe Band.

RAF: Cadet Gavin Jackson lays a wreath of behalf of the Air Training Corps at the Battle of Britain remembrance service in Barrow Park in 1993

The Rev Paul Day, of St Mark’s Church, Barrow, led the service and spoke about the price of peace in the Middle East, Bosnia and Northern Ireland.

“We should remember that people gave their lives for us in the Battle of Britain.

“It’s important for those who attend as they have probably lost friends and relatives and it reminds us that there are people who made their sacrifice so we can live in peace.”

Among local civic heads attending were the mayor, Cllr Hazel Edwards, former mayor Joyce Fleet and borough finance director Andy McAdam.

At a similar event in 1994, the parade was marshalled by Flt Lt Ralph Wilson of the Barrow branch of the Royal Air Force Association, who was also commanding officer of the Barrow Squadron of the Air Training Corps.

The Barrow RAFA wreath was laid by the branch president Ernie Shaw.

PARADE: The parade at the Battle of Britain remembrance service in Barrow Park in 1993

In 1996, 34 teenagers from the Air Training Corps gave up their Sunday morning to pay respects to the fallen and wounded in the Battle of Britain 56 years previously.

The Barrow corps joined veterans from the Barrow Royal Air Force Association and the Submarine Old Comrades' Association at the war memorial in Barrow Park.

HONOUR: A piper at the Cenotaph in 1996

ATC commanding officer Flight Lieutenant Marilyn Foster said the youngsters had been moved by the service, which was conducted by the Rev Paul Day.

"It was a matter of respect for the people who either laid down their lives or were left with horrific injuries," she said.