A half-muffled peal of bells rang out over Shap as parishioners gathered for the village Act of Remembrance in St. Michael's church. The service began shortly before eleven o'clock when the standard of the Royal British Legion Women's Section carried by Elaine Harrison led representatives of the village organisations into the church.   The procession halted to observe the two minute silence, before the lines by Lawrence Binyon were read by Elsie Davidson and Pauline Harron, the procession then continuing to the altar where standards and wreaths were received by Revd Beverley Lock and Revd Martin Dew. 

The lesson from the Bible was read by Maureen Wilde, a poem entitled 'A Prayer' written whilst on service overseas by Shap's own Soldier Poet the late John Bayliffe, was read by Jean Jackson, and some facts about the men from Shap who fell in both wars and how they are commemorated was recounted by Jean Scott-Smith; prayers were led by Janet Wood and Mrs Scott-Smith and the organist was Mrs Wood.  In his address, Mr Dew said that during the 1960's and 70's when he was a soldier he had attended many Remembrance Day services, often in his role as Company bugler; and recalled one old man who was a veteran of the Boer War, and how he had thought then that in 40 years time there would probably be no one left who had fought or lost someone in a war. He knows now how wrong he was in his assumption, for there are still wars being fought and servicemen and women being killed.  He urged everyone not to lower their Christian standards, and to follow Christ's teachings in our efforts to obtain peace.

During the singing of the final hymn, standards and wreaths were returned and the procession reformed to lead worshippers outside to the War Memorial in the churchyard where the names of the fallen were read by Ron Taylor and David Lightburn, and the verse from Binyon's poem To the Fallen was recited by Derrick Newsome.  

Wreaths were laid as follows: Royal British Legion Men's Section: Derrick Newsome, Royal British Legion Women's Section: Elsie Davidson, Royal Air Force Association: John Graham, National Fire Service: Jonathan Wood, RAOB: Dennis Chambers, Shap Parish Council: George Stainton, Cubs: Melissa Murphy and Beavers: Adam Harrison.   

The standard bearer for Scouts was Emma Pattinson, for Cubs Scouts Rachel Wood, and for Beaver Scouts Luke Pattinson.  

As is their custom every year, the Royal British Legion Women's Section placed remembrance crosses on the graves of the nine First World War soldiers and the three Second World War Soldiers who lie in the two churchyards.