20 poignant photos as the Sunderland area marks Remembrance Sunday

The Sunderland area has marked Remembrance Sunday with a series of low-key ceremonies in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Hundreds of veterans and members of the public maintained social distance guidelines while attending one event at the city’s Burdon Road war memorial.

Here is our gallery of pictures from both services as well as some poignant pictures from elsewhere across the region.

9. Younger generation

Youngsters Bobbi Barrs, Leon and Alexis Ronald and Franki Barrs at Sunderland war memorial. Photo: Tim Richardson

A veteran wears a mask while paying his respects in Sunderland. Photo: Tim Richardson

Onlookers join the round of applause at Sunderland's war memorial. Photo: Tim Richardson

Sunderland's war memorial was bedecked with wreaths on Remembrance Sunday. Photo: Tim Richardson