COMMUNITIES across Tameside will soon come together to honour the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to their country.
Over the weekend of November 8 and 9, residents are being invited to take part in ceremonies and parades across the borough.
Additional services will also take place in Dukinfield, Stalybridge and Hyde on Armistice Day itself – Tuesday, November 11.
“It is with the greatest honour that we commemorate and pay our respects to those who bravely sacrificed their lives for our freedom,” said the Civic Mayor of Tameside, Councillor Shibley Alam.
“Their courage, dedication and selflessness will never be forgotten. This year holds special significance, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War. Lest we forget.”
Tameside Council has released details of this year’s Remembrance services, which are as follows:
Saturday, November 8:
AUDENSHAW: A wreath-laying ceremony at 10.30am at the memorial stone in the grounds of Ryecroft Hall. There will also be a short service and wreath-laying ceremony at midday at the Memorial Gardens.
DROYLSDEN: There will be a service of remembrance in the memorial garden on Lumb Lane at 2.30pm.
Remembrance Sunday, November 9:
CENTRAL ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE: The parade will assemble on Market Street at 9am and proceed to Ashton Parish Church for a remembrance service at 9.45am. Afterwards the parade will reassemble on Stamford Street and proceed to Ashton War Memorial via the BT roundabout and Mossley Road for a wreath-laying ceremony at 10:45am.
COCKBROOK: A service in St Gabriel’s Church on Audley Street at 9:30am will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at 11.00am at the Stamford Square war memorial.
HURST: A service in St John’s Church at 9.30am will be followed by a procession via Kings Road to the war memorial in Hurst Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony and planting of personal poppies at 11am.
PARK BRIDGE: There will be a service of remembrance at the war memorial, in the grounds of Park Bridge Institute at 10.45am.
WATERLOO: The parade assembles at Canon Burrows Primary School, on Oldham Road, at 2:15pm and will proceed to the Oldham Road war memorial for a service of remembrance at 2.30pm.
AUDENSHAW: A service of remembrance and wreath laying will take place at the war memorial in the cemetery at 3pm.
CENTRAL DENTON: The parade will assemble at 10am outside Denton West End Working Men’s Club, on Grosvenor Street, and will leave at 10:20am to the remembrance garden, where a wreath will be laid. It will continue to Denton Town Hall. At 10:45am, the parade will proceed along to the war memorial in Victoria Park for a service of remembrance at 10:55am.
HAUGHTON GREEN: A service of remembrance will be held in St Mary’s Church, starting at 10:30am, followed by a short wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial on the south side of the church.
DENTON WEST: A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the memorial in Thornley Park at 1:30pm.
DROYLSDEN: The parade will assemble on Church Street and depart at 10am, proceeding to Droylsden War Memorial for a remembrance service and wreath-laying ceremony at 10.45am.
DUKINFIELD: There will be a service of remembrance and a wreath-laying ceremony at 3pm at the Chapel Hill war memorial.
WERNETH LOW: The procession will assemble at Lower Higham Visitor Centre, on Higham Lane, leaving for the Werneth Low war memorial at 11:45am. A short service of remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 12pm.
CENTRAL HYDE: The parade assembles on Greenfield Street at 2pm for departure at 2:10pm, proceeding in a loop to arrive back at the town hall for a remembrance service at 2:30pm. This will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at approximately 2.45pm.
NEWTON: The parade will leave Rosemount Methodist Church, on Bennett Street, at 9:45am and proceed to the war memorial outside the George and Dragon for a short service of remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony at 10am. Meanwhile, at St Mary’s Church, on Bower Street off Talbot Road, there will be a service at 10am. The parade will then travel to the Little Soldier at the junction of Cartwright Street and Victoria Street, where a wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 11:45am.
BROADBOTTOM: The parade will assemble at Broadbottom Community Centre, on Lower Market Street, at 10:30am and proceed to the war memorial via Market Street and Mottram Road. An act of remembrance will be held at the war memorial at 10.45am.
HOLLINGWORTH: A Remembrance service at St Mary’s Church, on Market Street, at 10am will be followed by a walk along the pavement to the war memorial on Mottram Moor for a wreath-laying ceremony at 10:50am and rededication.
MOTTRAM: A service of remembrance will be held in Mottram Parish Church at 10.30am.
MOSSLEY: A service of remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony will start at 10:45am at the war memorial in Mossley Park.
STALYBRIDGE: The parade will assemble in Armentieres Square at 10:15am and will proceed at 10:30am to Stalybridge War Memorial for a remembrance service and wreath-laying ceremony at 10:55am. At the conclusion of the parade for all those taking part, light refreshments will be available inside The Lock on Castle Street.
Tuesday, November 11 (Armistice Day):
DUKINFIELD: A national act of remembrance will be held on the steps outside Dukinfield Town Hall. The ceremony will include a two-minute silence at 11am.
GODLEY (HYDE): A service of remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the war memorial on Godley Hill Road at 10.50am.
MILLBROOK (STALYBRIDGE): A service of remembrance will be held at St James’s Church at 10.50am.