A MONTH of events to commemorate the centenary of the First World War are set to begin in Ruthin next month - 100 years to the day that the last man from the town was killed in action.

Ruthin Town Council has lined up a month of events in the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War on Remembrance Sunday, November 11.

The event series, titled cofeb '18 - translated to memorial '18 - has been organised in partnership with The British Legion's Ruthin branch, St Peter's Church, Cytun Rhuthun and Bro Rhuthun Tourism and Marketing Group.

The series includes a month-long exhibition dedicated to the war in Ruthin's history, an evening of remembrance, a poppy making workshop and a film screening of 'Oh, What a Lovely War'.

The month will also feature The Fallen Trail, in which each of the 101 men from the town who died will be remembered with a British Legion white cross or poppy in the vicinity of their former homes and streets.

The events begin on Wednesday, October 10, which will be 100 years to the day that the last man from Ruthin died in action in the war, 22-year-old private Lewis Williams of the 11th Battalion of Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Gavin Harris, deputy mayor of Ruthin and chair of Bro Rhuthun, said: "All those working in partnership on cofeb ’18 are united in trying to deliver a commemoration worthy of the sacrifice made by those killed and injured in the Great War, and to sensitively highlight the impact this devastating period of history would have had on Ruthin and its community.”

For more information on cofeb '18, visit www.rhuthun.com