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| Shoreham disaster: Families to attend memorial service | Shoreham disaster: Families to attend memorial service |
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| Families of the men who died in the Shoreham air disaster will gather for a memorial service later on Sunday. | Families of the men who died in the Shoreham air disaster will gather for a memorial service later on Sunday. |
| The event, organised by emergency workers and community leaders, will be attended by hundreds of firefighters, police officers and paramedics. | The event, organised by emergency workers and community leaders, will be attended by hundreds of firefighters, police officers and paramedics. |
| The service will take place in the college's gothic chapel which overlooks the scene of the devastating crash. | The service will take place in the college's gothic chapel which overlooks the scene of the devastating crash. |
| Names of the victims will be read out ahead of a minute's silence at 13:22 GMT, the time of the crash. | Names of the victims will be read out ahead of a minute's silence at 13:22 GMT, the time of the crash. |
| Eleven men were killed on 22 August when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet failed to complete a loop at the annual Shoreham air show and plummeted into the busy A27. | |
| In the days that followed, thousands of flowers, cards, pictures and messages of condolence were left on the Shoreham Tollbridge, which became known as the "Bridge of Flowers". | |
| Some of the thousands of messages left will be on view at the chapel, alongside several books of condolence. | |
| 'Terrible loss' | 'Terrible loss' |
| Readings will be given by family members and personal reflections of the rescue effort will be read by emergency service personnel. | Readings will be given by family members and personal reflections of the rescue effort will be read by emergency service personnel. |
| Shoreham MP Tim Loughton said: "We hope the service will support the families as they struggle to come to terms with such terrible loss. | Shoreham MP Tim Loughton said: "We hope the service will support the families as they struggle to come to terms with such terrible loss. |
| "We also hope it will support those first on the scene, many of whom must be struggling with the burden of what they saw that day." | "We also hope it will support those first on the scene, many of whom must be struggling with the burden of what they saw that day." |
| MPs and local dignitaries will be present and the Bishop of Chichester, The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, will lead prayers. | MPs and local dignitaries will be present and the Bishop of Chichester, The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, will lead prayers. |
| Dr Warner said the service was an "opportunity to come together and face the terrible trauma" of that day. | |
| Shoreham crash: What we know | Shoreham crash: What we know |
| The victims: | The victims: |