RESIDENTS across Tameside will once again come together to honour fallen service personnel.
Remembrance services, parades and wreath-laying ceremonies will be taking place in communities across the borough.
Tameside Council has confirmed arrangements for Remembrance weekend on Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, alongside further services on Armistice Day, which is Wednesday, November 11.
Events will take place in towns and villages including Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, Stalybridge and Longdendale, giving residents the opportunity to pay their respects and remember those who lost their lives serving their country.
Civic Mayor of Tameside, Cllr Helen Bowden, said: “We hope everyone can join us as we come together to share our respect and gratitude for those who made sacrifices while serving their country. Their bravery and dedication are the reason we are able to live our lives freely today, so it is important that we take the time to remember and honour their sacrifice.
“Please come along and join us at one of the many Remembrance Services.”
Saturday, November 7
The first services will take place on Saturday, with ceremonies in Audenshaw and Droylsden.
At Ryecroft Hall in Audenshaw, a short service and wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the memorial stone at 10.30am, followed by another at Audenshaw Memorial Gardens at noon.
In Droylsden, a service of remembrance will take place in the memorial garden on Lumb Lane at 2.30pm.
Sunday, November 8
Remembrance Sunday will see events held across the borough, with parades, church services and wreath-laying ceremonies planned throughout the day.
In Ashton-under-Lyne, the central parade will assemble on Market Street at 9am before proceeding to Ashton Parish Church for a service at 9.45am. The parade will then travel to Ashton War Memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony at 10.45am.
Elsewhere in Ashton, services will take place at St Gabriel’s Church in Cockbrook and St John’s Church in Hurst, with wreath-laying ceremonies to follow at Stamford Square war memorial and Hurst Cemetery respectively. A service will also be held at the war memorial at Park Bridge Institute at 10.45am.
In Waterloo, a parade will leave Canon Burrows Primary School at 2.15pm before proceeding to the Oldham Road war memorial for a service at 2.30pm. Audenshaw Cemetery will host a service and wreath-laying ceremony at 3pm.
Denton’s central parade will assemble outside Denton West End Working Men’s Club at 10am, with the procession travelling through the town before reaching the war memorial in Victoria Park for a service at 10.55am. A separate service will take place at St Mary’s Church in Haughton Green at 10.30am, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony. A further ceremony is scheduled for Thornley Park at 1.30pm.
In Droylsden, the central parade will leave Church Street at 10am and proceed to Droylsden War Memorial for a service and wreath-laying ceremony at 10.45am.
Dukinfield’s central service will take place at the Chapel Hill war memorial at 3pm, followed by a procession to Dukinfield Town Hall, where refreshments will be available.
In Hyde, the central parade will assemble on Greenfield Street at 2pm before a service at the town hall at 2.30pm, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at approximately 2.45pm.
There will also be services in Newton, with a parade leaving Rosemount Methodist Church at 9.45am for a ceremony at the war memorial outside the George and Dragon at 10am. A service will also be held at St Mary’s Church on Bower Street at 10am, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Little Soldier at 11.45am.
At Werneth Low, a procession will leave Lower Higham Visitor Centre at 11.45am before a service at the war memorial at noon.
In Longdendale, Broadbottom’s parade will assemble at the community centre at 10.30am before proceeding to the war memorial for an act of remembrance at 10.45am. Hollingworth Methodist Church will host a service at 10am, followed by a walk to the war memorial at Mottram Moor for a wreath-laying ceremony and rededication at 10.50am. A further service will take place at Mottram Parish Church at 10.30am.
Mossley’s service and wreath-laying ceremony will begin at the war memorial in Mossley Park at 10.45am, with light refreshments available afterwards at George Lawton Hall.
In Stalybridge, the parade will assemble in Armentieres Square at 10.15am before setting off at 10.30am for Stalybridge War Memorial. A service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 10.55am, with light refreshments available for participants at Victoria Market Hall afterwards.
Wednesday, November 11
Further ceremonies will mark Armistice Day on Wednesday, November 11.
In Dukinfield, a national act of remembrance will take place outside the town hall, including a two-minute silence at 11am.
A service and wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the Godley Hill Road war memorial in Hyde at 10.50am, while St James’s Church in Millbrook, Stalybridge, will host a service of remembrance at the same time.
Residents are encouraged to attend their local service to reflect on the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces and remember all those who have lost their lives in conflict.