Accrington Pals documentary screening on Remembrance Sunday

Being shown at Accrington Stanley's Wham Stadium, the film will be part of commemorations throughout the day on Sunday, November 10.

The feature length Accrington PALS documentary will be shown in the 1968 Lounge (Image: Supplied)

The events will start at 10.45am with a service in Oak Hill Park led by the Royal British Legion's Accrington branch, followed by a two-minute silence at 11am.

A parade into the town centre will then take place, ending with a short service at the newly renovated Accrington Pals Memorial Garden in Church Street.

At 12.45pm, the commemorations will head to the Wham Stadium and the club's Accrington Pals Memorial Garden, led by the Official Accrington Stanley Supporters' Trust (OASST) chaplain, Debra Phillips.

Staff from stand sponsor HML Recycling, which has signed the official Armed Forces Covenant, will lay a wreath to pay their respects. Other club sponsors have been invited to do the same.

Tickets for the documentary screening are available for £10 per person, which includes pie and peas, a drink, and the feature-length screening.

The documentary, ‘The Men Are A Good Deal Rattled’, was produced by Rory MacColl, grandson of Lt. Col. Arthur Rickman, who commanded the Accrington Pals from 1915 until the end of the Great War.

Lt Col Arthur Rickman commanded the Accrington Pals from 1915 until the end of the Great War (Image: Supplied)

It tells the story of the battalion during the First World War.

Mr MacColl died recently, and the screening will also serve as a tribute to his life and work.

Warren Eastham, commercial director at Accrington Stanley, said: "It is a real honour for us as a club to screen the feature-length documentary, telling the story of the Accrington Pals.

"The Pals are a huge part of the town's history and we will be proud to commemorate them here in the 1968 Lounge on Remembrance Sunday."

The memorial service at the Wham Stadium is open to the club's fans and the general public.

Limited places are available to watch the documentary film, and tickets can be bought by contacting the club.