ANGLICAN churches in Dorchester will look to their war memorials and remember in August.

The county town benefice of churches will play their part as the nation commemorates 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.

Events and names of those who served will be remembered across the nation and in churches across Dorchester.

St Mary’s Church on Edward Road will host a 9.45am service on Sunday, August 3, which will be dedicated to commemorate and remember with prayer the outbreak of the war.

It will be led by Reverend Canon Thomas Woodhouse.

On Monday, August 4, the church will open for prayers and reflection all day.

At St Peter’s Church on High West Street, a concert and cake event will take place on Saturday from 2pm until 4pm, which will include war songs.

The next day, a 10.30am service will be held to include prayers at the war memorial and the town mayor will be present.

No bells will be rung and a silent vigil will be held on Sunday.

A family service eucharist will be held at St George’s Church in Fordington on Sunday and St Andrew’s Church in West Stafford will remember those from the village who died.

Their names include William Fry, William Fowler, Robert Burney and Frank Barter.

The West Stafford church will host a service of commemoriation at 3pm on Sunday with readings, poems, hymns and prayers. The newly-restored painting, donated by the rector and parishioners in 1920, to remember those lost in the war will be re-dedicated and on display in the church at this service. Dorchester parishioner Margaret Morrissey said: “It is with enormous pride and gratitude the Dorchester Anglican churches look to their WW1 memorials and remember, name by name, those who gave their life for our future.

“So many still have families living in Dorchester and across the country.”