THE centenary of the end of the First World War will be marked by several events around Bournemouth.

The borough is taking part in ‘Battle’s Over’, a national day-long commemoration on November 11. This will see a lone piper playing Battle’s O'er at 6am at Bournemouth’s War Memorial.

Readings from 1918 will include the Armistice telegram from Allied Commander Marshall Foch, and the Mayor of Bournemouth’s announcement from that day 100 years ago.

The annual Remembrance Day Service starts from 10:57am with two minute’s silence at 11am.

Later that day, an evening commemoration at 6.40pm outside the town hall will include music, readings and a cascade of poppies projected onto the building.

A trumpet will sound the Last Post followed by the Reveille, and a beacon will be lit at 7pm to signify peace.

Local churches have been invited to join with others across the country in ‘ringing out for peace’.

Councillor David Kelsey, member champion for the Armed Forces, said: "Our events are a fitting tribute to the heroic men and women who sacrificed so much for the freedoms we enjoy today."

Braidley Road, Bourne Avenue, Avenue Road and Branksome Wood Road will be closed in the vicinity of the war memorial between 9am and 2pm.

Bournemouth will have five 'silent soldier' silhouettes stationed around the town, and an LED candlelit memorial frame for the Gardens.

Other events include a ceremony at the war memorial at 10.40am on October 1 to mark the death of Sergeant Frederick Charles Riggs, born in Bournemouth, who was killed in battle on October 1, 1918, and awarded the Victoria Cross.

The Russell-Cotes gallery's First World War exhibition is now open and runs until November 18, with military memorabilia, artwork and artefacts.

During November, Bournemouth Library will host an exhibition telling the stories of local men who died in 1918.