Every Remembrance Sunday services in East Lancashire

Remembrance Day is always marked as November 11 on the calendar as the First World War ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in accordance with the Armistice signed by The Allies and Germany in 1918.

That date falls on a Monday this year, with remembrance Sunday being the previous day.

Blackburn with Darwen

Part of last year's remembrance service in Blackburn with Darwen (Image: NQ)

Blackburn with Darwen has announced its plans which include a Remembrance Concert at King George’s Hall on Monday, November 4.

On the remembrance weekend, a short service will be held outside the Town Hall in Darwen at 11am followed by a wreath laying at the Boer War Memorial

Blackburn Cathedral will host a service the following day with a parade forming in King William Street, moving at 10.25am to the Corporation Park Gardens for a wreath-laying.

An additional memorial will be held in Darwen at St Peter’s Church at 9am followed by a service and wreath laying at War Memorial in Bold Venture Park at 10.45am.

A two-minute silence will also take place at Blackburn Town Hall and Darwen Tow Hall on Monday, November 11.

The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, Councillor Phil Riley, said: "Remembrance Day is a chance for us to pay our respects to those who have served in the armed forces.

"It’s also a time to reflect and remember those who have put their lives at risk and continue to do so and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

"As always the Remembrance Events being held in the Borough will give our communities the chance to come together and mark the occasion."

Burnley

Croft Street Peace Garden, Burnley (Image: Google maps) The annual service in Burnley this year will be held at the Peace Garden in Croft Street on Sunday, November 10.

It will begin shortly before 11am with members of the public asked to be there no later than 10.45am.

Wreaths will be laid during the service by the armed services and members of the public can lay wreaths after the service is concluded.

A service will also be held on Monday 11 shortly before 11m for anyone who would like to attend.

Councillor Shah Hussain said: “I hope people will join us to pay their respects at the Remembrance Sunday service to those who have served our country.”

Hyndburn

Church Street War Memorial, Accrington (Image: Google maps) Hyndburn Council has also put on a number of events and the service in Accrington includes a parade from Oak Hill Park to Church Street War Memorial and a short service.

Additionally, St James’s Church in Altham, St John’s Church in Baxenden, the War Memorial in Gatty Park, Church, will host their own ceremonies.

Processions will be taking place in Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton with each culminating at their respective war memorials.

Cllr Stewart Eaves, Hyndburn Council Armed Forces Champion, said: “Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day is a time for us all to reflect upon the past and ongoing sacrifices of our brave service men and women who dedicate so much to ensuring our safety today.

"Services and parades will be taking place around the Borough that weekend and I would implore all to attend one – it is a time for reflection and to unite as a community as we pay our respects.”

Pendle

Colne War Memorial (Image: Google maps) Councillors across Pendle will be laying wreaths to mark the end of the war 106 years ago.

Events will be taking place at the Memorial Stone in Barley, the Town Square in Barnoldswick, and the Memorial Garden in Barrowford.

Residents can also gather at the war memorials in Blacko, Colne, Earby, Brierfield and Reedley, Fence, Foulridge, Nelson, Salterforth and Trawden.

Services will also be held at Churches throughout the borough including in Higham, Newchurch and Trawden.

Ribble Valley

Clitheroe War Memorial (Image: Google maps)

Whilst the main service through the Ribble Valley will be held in Clitheroe on Sunday, November 10, at the Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, there will also be events in Langho and Sawley.

Sawley event will take place at 11am on Sunday and veteran Jock McDonald has been asked to lay the first wreath at this year's Remembrance Day Commemoration.

Billington and Whalley Brass Band Club will be performing at noon in Billington on Saturday, November 10, before residents will congregate at Billington Gardens for the parade and finish with the service at 3pm.

Rossendale

Rawtenstall War Memorial (Image: Google maps)

Events in Rossendale will be taking place across the weekend, culminating in a parade in Rawtenstall.

Memorials will be taking place in the Peace Garden in Stacksteads on Friday, November 8, with services held at Memorial Gardens in Edenfield on Saturday 9.

Parades will be taking place in Helmshore, Whitworth, Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Bacup.

Others will be taking place in churches in Cowpe, Crawshawbooth and Waterfoot.

Blackburn with Darwen

• Darwen – A short service will be held outside the town hall on Saturday, November 9 at 11am
• Blackburn – Service at Blackburn Cathedral at 9.30am followed by a parade on King William Street
• Darwen – Service at St Peter’s Darwen at 9am followed by a service at War Memorial in Bold Venture Park at 10.45am.
• Blackburn and Darwen Town Halls will observe a two minute silence on Monday at 11am.
• Darwen Cemetery - Service from 10:30 until 10:45 on Sunday November 10.  

Burnley

• Service held at the Peace Gardens in Croft Street at 10.45am

Hyndburn

• Accrington – service at Cenotaph at Oakhill Park at 10.45am followed by the procession
• Altham – service at St James’s Church at 10am, followed by Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial
• Baxenden – Service at St John’s Church at 10.30am, moving to Cenotaph for 11am
• Church – Service and wreath laying at War Memorial in Gatty Park at 11am. 
• Clayton-le-Moors – Procession starts at 9.40am from the Arthur Wilson Centre followed by Service at All Saints Church at 10am and wreath laying service at the memorial at approximately 11am.
• Great Harwood – Assemble at Town Gate at 10.20am ahead of 10.35am parade from Town Gate to the War Memorial in Memorial Park. 10.55am service and wreath laying at the War Memorial.
• Huncoat - Assemble at the corner of Burnley Lane and Lowergate Road at 2.10pm. Procession to the War Memorial for wreath laying ceremony at 2.30pm
• Oswaldtwistle– Assemble on Thwaites Street at 2pm for the parade along Union Road to the War Memorial on Rhyddings Street, departing at 2.10pm. Combined service and laying of wreaths at War Memorial at 2.30pm.
• Rishton – 10.40am parade from St Peter and St Paul's Church (Church Street) to War Memorial for a short service and wreath laying ceremony.

Pendle

• Barley - there will be a service at the Memorial stone at 10.55am.
• Barnoldswick – The service will be held at 3pm in the town square followed by a procession
• Barrowford - The wreath laying service will be at 12pm at the Memorial Garden at Barrowford Memorial Park.
• Blacko - Please assemble at the cenotaph at 10.50am where a service will be held at 11am.
• Brierfield and Reedley - A service will be conducted at the cenotaph 10.45am.
• Colne - The procession will assemble at the Colne Legion Club, Keighley Road, Colne, at 10.10am. The procession will leave at 10.25am and will proceed to the War Memorial where a service will be held and wreaths will be put on the cenotaph at approximately 11am. 
• Earby - There will be a service of Remembrance at 2pm. at the cenotaph at the Memorial Grounds, Sough.
• Fence - Please assemble at the cenotaph at 12pm for a service at 12.15pm.
• Foulridge - A service will be held at the Parish Church at 10.15am followed by another short service at the cenotaph at 10.50am.
• Higham - The service and wreath-laying ceremony will be held at St. John’s Church, Higham Hall Road, at 10.30am.
• Laneshaw Bridge - The service and wreath-laying will be at 12.15pm at the Memorial Garden.
• Nelson - Assemble at 1.50pm at the cenotaph for a service of Remembrance at 2.00pm.
• Newchurch - The service and wreath-laying ceremony will be held at St. Mary’s Church at 9.15am.
• Salterforth - Please assemble at the Memorial at 10.45am where a service will be held at 11am.
• Trawden - The service will be held at the Parish Church, Church Street, Trawden, at 10.15am.

Ribble Valley

• Clitheroe – Meet at Clock Tower for 9am followed by a parade to Church at St Mary’s at 9.30am with service at the Cenotaph at 11am.
• Billington and Langho – Congregate at Billington Gardens for the commencement of the Parade at 2.30pm and service commences at the Memorial at 3pm.
• Sawley – Service taking place at 11am on Sunday at the memorial on Tamworth Road.

Rossendale

• Stacksteads – Peace Garden at 10.45am.
• Edenfield – Memorials Garden. Remembrance service conducted by The Rev Richard Selby.
• Helmshore – Service and parade starting at Broadway shops at 9.15am for a parade to St Thomas Church for a 9.45am service of commemoration and wreath laying held at 11am.
• Crawshawbooth – Service at Rakefoot Methodist Church led by Reverand David Burrow, followed by an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 11am.
• Whitworth – Assemble at 10.20am at the corner of Tong Lane and Market Street and parade to the Cenotaph in Whitworth’s Memorial Gardens.
• Cowpe – Service at Cowpe Sunday School at 10.45am
• Waterfoot – Meet at Tricket’s Memorial Ground at 12.30pm.
• Haslingden – Assemble at War Memorial in Greenfield Gardens at 1pm and parade down Manchester Road at 1.30pm.
• Rawtenstall – Parade assemble and form in the Town Square at 2.25pm and parade to the Cenotaph, where a service and wreath laying will take place.
• Bacup – Assemble at fire station at 2.30pm and parade to the Cenotaph of Remembrance with wreath laying at 3pm.