Remembrance Sunday in Greater Manchester: All the events taking place including parades and services

Commemorations take place every year on the second Sunday of November to coincide with Armistice Day on November 11, the day in 1918 when peace was agreed between the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. A minute’s silence is usually observed at 11am, the time the armistice was signed. 

In the UK, events are normally held at town and city cenotaphs, where local dignitaries, veterans, religious leaders and members of the public take part in a procession and lay wreaths in honour of servicepeople who have died.

This year, the event falls on November 10. As always, there will be Remembrance Sunday events taking place in all Greater Manchester boroughs. Even if you do not plan to attend a commemoration, the events will likely result in some road closures, therefore it is worth taking note. 

Here are all the events that have been announced so far. We will update this article as more are announced. 

Rochdale

The parade will assemble at the Flying Horse Hotel at 10:30am to set off at 10:50am. It will arrive at the Cenotaph at 10:55am and the service will begin. There will then be a arch past and the parade will march back to the Flying Horse.  Elsewhere in the borough, services will also be taking place in Heywood, Middleton, Milnrow, Littleborough and Wardle. Details about all these events are available via the Rochdale Council website. 

Stockport

There will be a procession of service units, ex-servicemen’s, civilian and youth organisations from the Armoury to the Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery at 10:25, followed by civic procession from Stockport Town Hall to the Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery at 10:45. At 11am there will be a minute’s silence and Civic Act of Remembrance, including the laying of wreaths. 

Elsewhere in the borough, services will also be taking place at Bramhall, Bredbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Compstall, Gatley, Hazel Grove, Heald Green, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, Heaton Norris, High Lane, Marple, Mellor, Reddish, Romiley and Woodford. Details about all these events are available on the Stockport Council website.  

Salford

The parade will gather outside the Old Pint Pot pub on the A6 at 10am to set off at 10:15. The service and wreath laying will begin at 10.40am at the Cenotaph, Albert Bentley Place, The Crescent. Elsewhere in the borough, services will also be taking place at Swinton (where there will also be an Armistice Day Service the day after on Monday 11 November),  Eccles, Walkden & Worsley, Irlam & Cadishead and Little Hulton. Details about all of these events are available via the Salford City Council website.

Tameside

The parade will assemble on Market Street at 9am and march to Ashton Parish Church. After the service, the parade will then march to Ashton War Memorial for wreath-laying at 10:45.  Elsewhere in the borough, services will also be taking place in Cockbrook, Hurst, Parkbridge Waterloo, Audenshaw, Denton, Denton West, Haughton Green, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Tame Valley, Hyde, Newton, Werneth Low, Broadbottom, Hollingworth, Mottram, Mossley, Stalybridge. 

There will also be memorial services taking place the day before on Saturday, November 10 at Ryecroft Hall in Audenshaw and the Memorial Garden on Lumb Lane, Littlemoss. Armistice Day services will also be taking place on Monday, November 11, at Dukinfield Town Hall, Godley and Millbrook. Details of all the above events taking place across Tameside can be found on the Tameside Council website.

Trafford

Remembrance Day Services will be taking place in Altrincham, Hale, Hale Barns, Partington, Sale, Stretford and Urmston. The timings of each of these events can be found on the Trafford Council website.  This year, Trafford Council are “doing things a little bit differently” and asking anyone who wants to lay a wreath to fill out an online form. This can be done via the link above and then clicking on the area you wish to attend.  

Bolton

Bolton’s annual Remembrance Service will be taking place at 10:40am on Victoria Square and it will include a two-minute silence and maroon fire. The same will also be happening the day after, on Monday, November 11, at 10:50am. More information can be found on the Mayor of Bolton Facebook page. 

Bolton also hosts an annual Remembrance Concert at Albert Halls, with tickets costing £8. They can be purchased from the Albert Halls website.