Remembrance events for West Berkshire and North Hampshire for Sunday, November 14
Heads will bow and a silence will fall across the district as thousands of people join together for Remembrance Sunday this weekend.
Last year’s commemorations were reduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic but this year church services, wreath-layings, ceremonies and parades will once again be taking place across West Berkshire and North Hampshire.
Remembrance events are taking place at the following locations:
NEWBURY
10.25am: Remembrance parade sets off from Pelican Lane, marching through Northbrook Street, Mansion House Street and into Market Place. A service will begin here at 10.50am before moving to the war memorial where a wreath will be laid and finishing at St Nicolas Church.
THATCHAM
10.30am: Remembrance parade leaves the Kingsland car park. A 2 minute silence and service will be held at the Memorial Hall Parade Ground at 11am.
10.30am: Service of Remembrance at St Peter’s Church.
10.55am: Service of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church.
HUNGERFORD
9.30am: Remembrance service at St Lawrence's Church
10.30: Remembrance parade, including soldiers from 6th Armoured Close Support Battalion REME starts outside the Corn Exchange and marches to the war memorial in Bridge Street for a service at 10.55am.
WASH COMMON
10.45am: Outside acts of Remembrance following a parade from Wash Common park along Battery End.
HAMSTEAD MARSHALL
9.15am: Remembrance meeting at the war memorial stone in Hamstead Park, with a bugler.
9.45am: Service of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church
ENBORNE
9.15am: Remembrance meeting at the war memorial stone in Hamstead Park, with a bugler.
9.45am: Service of Remembrance at St Michael & All Angels Church
WEST WOODHAY
11.15am: Service of Remembrance at St Laurence’s Church
COOMBE
10.30am: Service at St Swithun’s Church
INKPEN
10.30am: Service at St Michael & All Angels Church
KINTBURY
10.45am: Service begins at the war memorial outside St Mary’s Church. After the 2 minute silence the service will continue inside the church.
LAMBOURN
10.45am: Service of Remembrance at the war memorial St Michael and All Angels Church.
THEALE
10.30am: Remembrance service at Holy Trinity Church
SPEEN
9am: Remembrance service at the War Memorial
10.30am: Service of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church
SHAW-CUM-DONNINGTON
10.15am: Service at St Mary’s Church
COLD ASH
Selected Scouts and Guides will attend an Act of Remembrance at the churchyard.
ENGLEFIELD
10.30am: Service of Remembrance including visiting speaker Major General (retd) Tim Cross CBE
STANFORD DINGLEY
10.55am: Remembrance service at Denys Church
ASHAMPSTEAD
10.50am: Remembrance service at the war memorial and then move onto St Clement Church
BRIMPTON
10.45am: Remembrance event at the War Memorial today (Thursday, November 11), including a 2 minute silence at 11am.
MIDGHAM
10.45am: Service of Remembrance at St Matthew’s Church. The spire is being lit up the night before (6pm until 8.30am).
MORTIMER
11am: Service at the War Memorial
ALDERMASTON
10.30am: Remembrance service at St Mary's Church
BRADFIELD
10.15am: Remembrance service at Bradfield College Chapel
PANGBOURNE
3pm: Remembrance service at Church of St James the Less
CHADDLEWORTH
11am: Act of Remembrane at Chaddleworth War Memorial
TADLEY
9.30am: Remembrance service at St Mary’s Church, Bishopswood Road. Activities for all ages
10am and 3pm: Remembrance service at St Paul’s Church, The Green.
4pm: Wreath laying at the war memorial outside the church.
KINGSCLERE
10.40am: Kingsclere Armistice Day Remembrance Parade beginning at 24 Swan Street and making its way to the war memorial in the village centre.
HIGHCLERE
10.55am: Remembrance service at St Michael & All Angels Church. Service will begin outside by the war memorial for the Act of Remembrance and wreath laying and then move into the church.
SILCHESTER
9.30am: Remembrance service at St Mary the Virgin Church.
10.45am: Remembrance Day commemoration at the war memorial opposite the village green.
EAST END
10.55am: Act of Remembrance at war memorial
ASHMANSWORTH
10.55am: Act of Remembrance at war memorial
WOOLTON HILL
3.30pm: Remembrance service at St Thomas’ Church
EAST GARSTON
Saturday, November 13 at 10.45am: Act of Remembrance at the war memorial
EASTBURY
10.45am: Service at St James the Greater Church
