An urgent appeal is being made to save a town's Remembrance Day parade from being axed.
Walton's annual parade is at risk this year after the town council was left to organise the event at the last minute.
Frinton and Walton Town Council has now issued an urgent plea for help staging the parade.
A council spokesman said: “We need your help, right now, to save a cherished community tradition.
“The Remembrance Parade in Walton-on-the-Naze, planned for Sunday, November 9, is at risk of not being able to go ahead this year.
“With no other organisation currently in a position to organise the parade, Frinton and Walton Town Council has stepped forward to take on this responsibility, though we are facing a major challenge.”
The town council says it needs a small army of 60 volunteers to come forward by October 23 to help manage the essential road closures for the event.
Without volunteers, the event will have to be cancelled.
Last year's event had to be organised by ex-serviceman John Price, who felt it "wasn't right not to have a parade".
The council spokesman said: “This event is a deeply important day in our town - a chance for us to come together, to remember, and to honour those who gave everything for our freedom.
“Please don’t let this proud tradition fade away.”
Councillor Terry Allen said the situation was "unbelievable".
"With just a few weeks to go before one of the most sacred days in Walton’s and indeed our town council area’s year, this was dropped in Frinton and Walton Town Council’s lap to organise," he said.
“If it's to go ahead, it needs a mountain of administrative work and many volunteers to make it happen, so please, if there are people out there willing to help, get in touch with the town council.”
Volunteers will take part in mandatory training before the event and will support the council with the road closures between 9am and noon on November 9.
Anyone who wants to join as a volunteer can contact town clerk Tanya Smith on 01255 676666 or email clerk@fwtc.co.uk.
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