All the confirmed Remembrance Day events taking place near Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Rochdale, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan
Armistice Day takes place this weekend, providing a moment to reflect and remember those we have lost in service and show our support to serving and former members of the Armed Forces and their families. November 11, which is referred to as Remembrance Day, sees a two minute silence held across the country at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
The Remembrance procession will set off from John Dalton Street at 10.25am for the Cenotaph in St Peter’s Square led by the combined Lancashire Artillery Volunteers and Greater Manchester Police Band. The Civic procession will depart from Mount Street at 10.45am for the Cenotaph, led by the Scots Guards Association Pipe Band.
“We have precious freedoms to choose how we want to live our lives and there is so much we can do that we often take for granted. "Without the selfless dedication and sacrifices of our Armed Forces, the freedoms, liberty and values we cherish and value so much, would have been lost. Together with the Mayoress and Deputy Mayor, I am proud that we are laying wreaths at memorials across our borough. We will remember them.”Heywood Memorial Gardens, Church Street. The parade sets off from Tower Street at 10.30am and will arrive at Hind Hill Street and the Remembrance Service will take place at 10..5am.
The concert will take place on Friday, November 10 at the Albert Halls, and will begin at 7pm and is expected to finish around 10pm. Doors will open at 6.15pm. The Civic Mayor, Cllr Tafheen Sharif, said: “During the 20th century British forces, which included troops from the whole Commonwealth - from Canada and the West Indies to Asia and the Pacific - twice answered the call to defend freedom.
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