SILENT tributes will be paid to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts across the world during Remembrance Sunday services in Wirral today.

The mayor, Cllr Steve Foulkes, will join service men and women, their families, and representatives of the armed forces at The Cenotaph in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead at 10.55am.

Cllr Foulkes said: "It is always one of the most important duties of every mayor to remember and commemorate the sacrifices made by Armed Forces personnel past and present, as well as those of their families.

"This year has particular resonance because we will be marking the centenary of the start of the First World War.

"I was recently honoured to help launch this year's poppy appeal here in Wirral, and I would encourage everyone to wear their poppy with pride."

The full list of Remembrance Sunday services taking place today is:

•10am: Christ Church, Kings Road, Bebington.

•10.15am: St. Barnabas Church, Bromborough.

•10.30am: St. Oswald’s Church, Bidston.

•10.45am: Grange Hill, West Kirby.

• 10.45am: St. Peter's Church, Lower Village, Heswall.

•10.45am: Short Service at St. Stephen’s Church followed by wreath laying at War Memorial at junction of Osmaston Road and Prenton Lane, Prenton.

•10.45am: War Memorial, public library in Ford Road, Upton.

•10.45am: War Memorial, Port Sunlight Village followed by a service at Christ Church, Port Sunlight Village.

•10.55am: The Cenotaph, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead.

•11am: The Cenotaph, Pasture Road, Moreton.

•11am: War Memorial, Magazine Promenade, New Brighton.

•2.20pm for 2.45pm: Service at the War Memorial, Thornton Hough.