A special Remembrance Sunday parade to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War will still go ahead in Aberystwyth despite part of the route being affected by a blaze at a seafront hotel.

With the promenade still yet to be fully opened following the fire that devastated the Ty Belgrave Hotel, negotiations are taking place between event organisers and the council over a route.

Paul Hinge, one of the organisers of the event, insisted the parade will be taking place as normal and he said plans for the Remembrance Sunday service are also progressing.

Youngsters from Penglais and Penweddig schools and the Plascrug School Choir will be playing a part during the service, which will concentrate on hope.

This year’s Remembrance Sunday events will start with a parade at 10.30am at Aberystwyth library.

If an alternative route is required, Mr Hinge said it would go up Great Darkgate Street before heading down Pier Street and on to the war memorial.

It is expected that more people than normal will want to lay wreathes at the war memorial and Mr Hinge said protocol would need to be followed.

He said: “We would encourage people as it’s the 100th anniversary, if they wanted to join the queue, to put poppies at the war memorial.

“I would say to persevere with us as there are protocols on who lays the wreathes and in what order.”

The service at St Michael’s will see the names of the fallen displayed on a screen, with readings of love letters from a local couple called Bill and Dot, which will show the theme of hope.

Plascrug School Choir will also perform at the service singing a medley of war songs.

There will also be a special service at the churchyard in Llanbadarn Fawr where there are 12 war graves.