COMMUNITIES touched by the Shoreham air crash will fall silent this weekend, a week on from the disaster which claimed at least 11 lives.

Residents will gather at a wooden tollbridge near the crash site where hundreds of floral tributes have been laid.

A minute’s silence will be observed at 1.20pm to mark the time last Saturday when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto the busy A27 during the air show in West Sussex.

A candlelit vigil will be held tonight at the Adur Ferry Bridge as part of Shoreham’s annual River Fest and a minute’s silence will also be observed at the Remembrance in the Park event in Lancing Manor tomorrow, council officials said.

Worthing Borough Council leader Daniel Humphreys said: “At times such as these, opportunities to come together are more important than ever.”