Borough comes together as Remembrance events mark poignant day

Residents across the borough will have the chance to pay their respects to those who have made sacrifices in defence of the country at this year’s Remembrance Day Services.

Commemorations will be held on Sunday 10 November with a number of parades taking place in neighbourhoods across the community.

Representatives from the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force will join veterans and civic dignitaries for the parades, which will take place in Rochdale, Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow, Norden and Wardle, and a service in Castleton.

Members of the public are invited to attend to show their gratitude to servicemen and women.

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The Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Billy Sheerin, said: “Remembrance Day is about paying homage to those fallen in all wars and to thank them for the peace we have today.

"We take this time to remember all those affected by wars, the millions who have lost their lives and war veterans and their families. We remind ourselves that these sacrifices continue to take place today by our British Armed Forces and remember those who have fallen and continue to fall in conflicts.

"As Mayor, I am proud to be laying wreaths across the borough on behalf of all our communities. It will be a poignant and emotional day. We will remember them.”

Councillor Janet Emsley, cabinet member for the armed forces, said: “Remembrance Sunday is an important day for our community across the borough, as we pay tribute to the fallen and remember the sacrifices of millions of brave men and women. It is heartwarming to see people wearing their poppy with pride and to know that thousands of people, as always, will attend the local services across the borough.

"As cabinet member I am proud of the council’s work to support our Armed Forces community and Remembrance Sunday is about people of all ages coming together to pause, remember and reflect. Lest we forget.”

From now until Sunday 10 November, the Royal British Legion is holding its annual poppy appeal, which raises money to support British servicemen and women and their families. Poppies can be bought at Rochdale Town Hall, Number One Riverside, online and from shops, supermarkets, pubs and many other locations across the borough.

Every Thursday from 9am – 10am the council hosts a Veterans’ Breakfast Club in the Clock Tower Dining Room at Rochdale Town hall, alongside the council’s armed forces partners. All ex-military and dependents are welcome.

 

 

Castleton

• 10am Gatherings start at Castleton village green
• 10.50am Remembrance Service by Castleton churches at the War Memorial
• 11.00am Two minutes silence
• 11.05am Laying of wreaths and crosses

 

Heywood

• 10.15am Parade meets on Tower Street, Heywood (anytime from 09.30)
• 10.30am Parade sets off from Tower St, left to St James’ Street, right onto Bridge St, along Market Street, Market Place and right onto Hind Hill Street, left into Heywood Memorial Gardens.
• 10.45am Parade arrives at Hind Hill St and the Gardens.
• 10.55 to 11:15am Remembrance Service at the Memorial Gardens.
• 11.20am Parade sets off for March Past from Hornby St, LCpl Stephen Shaw Way (for salute) and march back up Market Place, Market Street, Bridge Street, St James’s Street back to Tower Street.

Littleborough

• 10.15am Meet in Hare Hill Park prior to parade
• 10.30am Parade leaves Hare Hill Park
• 10.55am Service starts
• 11.35am Parade returns to Hare Hill Park following the service

Middleton

• 10.15am Assemble facing the Harbord Harbord pub (Wetherspoon's) in Long Street, heads south past Middleton Gardens turns right into Middleton Way, turns left into Manchester Road, arrives at Middleton Memorial Gardens.
• 10.25am Parade leaves for Middleton Remembrance Gardens following the same route.
• 10.45am Service begins.

Norden

• 10.30am Parades start from Norden Churches.
• 10.50am Remembrance Service at the Memorial Gardens (Junction of Woodhouse Lane and Edenfield Road).
• 11.00am Two minutes silence.
• 11.05am Laying of wreaths.
• 11.10am Parades dismiss.

Milnrow

• 10.30am Assemble at Harmony Street band hut.
• 10.40am Parade leaves for Milnrow Memorial Park, turn right onto Cornfield Street. Turn right onto Newhey Road, arrive Milnrow Memorial Park.
• 10.55am Service at Cenotaph
• 11.20am Parade returns to Harmony Street using the same route.

Rochdale

• 10.15am Organisations assemble at Yorkshire Street (St Marys Gate end)
• 10.45am Depart, heading down Yorkshire Street onto The Esplanade, arrive at Cenotaph
• 10.45am Ward Councillors, Magistrates, Officers and other Civic guests assemble in the Town Hall Exchange.
• 10.50am Mayor, Chief Executive, MP, Leader of the Council and Opposition Leader, Church leaders leave the main entrance of the Town Hall for the Service at the Cenotaph. After the service the parade will march past the front of the Town Hall then the Mayoral Party returns to Town Hall and parade goes to Packer Street.

Wardle

• 2.15pm Assemble at Village Square, Wardle.
• 2.30pm Parade leaves for Memorial, heads South along Ramsden Road, branch right on Wardle Road.
• 3.00pm Service at Memorial.
• 3.30pm Parade returns to village square along the same route.