A Carlisle community came together to remember the sacrifices made by those who gave us our tomorrow.

The commemorative event held at Harraby Community Centre yesterday marked the end of a weekend of Remembrance events across the city.

Almost 100 local residents gathered for a lunch before they enjoyed performances from Pennine Way Primary School and Carlisle Community Choir at the centre’s theatre.

The final part of the afternoon was a screening of Steven Speilberg’s War Horse , shown as part of the centre’s monthly film club programme.

The crowd sang along to songs from the film and the war eras, including the film score Only Remembered and Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree.

Centre manager Liz Jackson was pleased with how everything had come together.

A grant from Cumbria County Council was put towards the event, with money used to purchase a Tommy silhouette commemorating the 24 fallen soldiers of Harraby, whose names are now proudly displayed on a new plaque at the front of the building.

Mrs Jackson said: “We have done a lot of research and involved the primary school, the nurseries and the community.

“It has been nice. We have had so much feedback from the families of the soldiers who said how nice it was to see their names.

“It’s a sad occasion but has been informative as well.”

In the build up to the Armistice Centenary pupils at Pennine Way spent time researching the local men who fought for king and country.

Headteacher Sue Blair said with greater awareness, marking 100 years since the end of World War One, children have been interested to learn more.

“As a school we have spent more time in lessons helping the children understand the importance of our history,” she said.

“We know quite a few of our children who have had relatives in the war and it’s really nice to say thank you to them for the sacrifices they made.”

This was a message the choir aimed to get across in their songs, with the first two about being grateful to the member of the community who paid the ultimate price.

The following pieces looked to the future; how to be kind and thoughtful and how to maintain peace, something she said the children are very good at doing.

Doreen Hogarth, 79, of Harraby, was proud to see her granddaughter Leah Reynolds, 10, singing as part of the school choir. She said: “It has been lovely. We usually come to the film showing and it’s nice to see them.”

Yesterday’s event was the idea of trustee and volunteer Billy Jackson, who runs the film club.

He said: “It just fell that the date of our monthly movie was on November 12 so we thought we would do an event. Harraby is a great community. We try to do lots of events, not just here but in other parts of Harraby as well. We try to get people involved and people out.”