Bury to pause, remember and pay tribute to those who served

Bury’s Armed Forces community is part of the life of our borough.

Veterans, serving personnel, reservists, cadets and military families live, work and contribute across our six towns and are part of a military story that stretches back generations.

To honour that service parades, services and wreath-laying ceremonies will be taking place across the borough to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Bury Festival of Remembrance, an evening of Remembrance with military musicians, spoken word from veteran families and performance from Bury Fire Choir also returns this year.

Everyone is welcome to come along - entry by tickets only at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/borough-of-bury-festival-of-remembrance-tickets-2003594855147?aff=oddtdtcreator

It takes place in the Elizabethan Suite, Bury on Monday 9 November, 7-8pm

Bury

A Civic Service of Remembrance will take place on Sunday 8 November with a procession leaving Bury Town Hall approximately 10.30am and make its way to the Cenotaph at Bury Parish Church via Knowsley Street, Haymarket Street and Market Street.

A two-minute silence will be observed at 11am, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony attended by the Mayor, representatives of the armed forces, emergency services, community organisations and local groups.

Members of the public are warmly invited to attend. An order of service will be available, and those attending will be encouraged to join in with the hymns during the ceremony.

After the wreath laying, a Service of Remembrance will be held at Bury Parish Church. A March Past by veterans and other organisations will then take place at around 12.30pm, with the Mayor taking the salute before the event concludes.

Radcliffe

10.45 am – 1.30 pm

The parade and wreath-laying event moves from the Royal Oak to the Cenotaph, followed by a remembrance service at St Thomas's Church before returning to the Royal Oak. Road closures will be active in the area.

Ramsbottom

10.30 am – 12.30 pm

The parade travels from the Royal British Legion to St Paul's Church for wreath laying, and a community remembrance service before returning to the Legion

Prestwich

10.30am – noon

Parade from Church Lane turning right onto Bury New Rd and left onto St Mary’s Rd to the PADOS to the War Memorial by PADOS House followed by Act of Remembrance.

Tottington

2pm – 4pm

Parade from Harwood Road to the War Memorial for wreath-laying and an Act of Worship, followed by a return parade to St Anne's Parish Church.

Unsworth

10.50-11.30am

Act of Remembrance service and wreath laying at the Cenotaph on Parr Lane.

Walshaw

10.45-11.15am

Service and wreath laying. with Act of Remembrance held at Walshaw Memorial

Whitefield

10-11.30am

Service at All Saints Church, followed by Act of Remembrance service and wreath lying at Cenotaph.

Armistice Day

The 11 November marks the end of the First World War when the guns fell silent at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

Service of Remembrance will be held at Gallipoli Gardens from 10.45am) and the Radcliffe Cenotaph (details to be confirmed).