People are encouraged to line the streets of Halifax and watch the Remembrance Sunday parade on 10 November 2024.
Calderdale Council has announced the details of its annual parade to help people come together to remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community.
On Sunday 10 November, Calderdale will join the rest of the country in honouring those who served, and continue to serve, to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life.
The parade through Halifax town centre will include Halifax Boys’ Brigade band, standard bearers, the Mayor and Consort of Calderdale and the Civic Party, wreath bearers, ex-servicemen and women and uniform contingents.
10.05am The parade assembles at Halifax Town Hall.
10.20am The parade will march to the Cenotaph via Princess Street,
Southgate, Horton Street, Square Road and King Street.
10.40am The parade arrives and assembles at the Cenotaph near Halifax Minster.
The Vicar and choir arrive at the Cenotaph from the Minster.
10.45am The Cenotaph service begins.
11.15am The Cenotaph service ends and the Service of Remembrance starts at Halifax Minster.
Remembrance Sunday events are also taking place at war memorials and local churches in towns and villages across Calderdale.
On Armistice Day, Monday 11 November, there will be a Service of Remembrance at the Duke of Wellington memorial statue at the top of The Woolshops, Halifax, with a two-minute silence at 11am. The Mayor of Calderdale, Cllr Ann Kingstone, will be taking part in the service.
Cllr Kingstone said:
“It’s a great privilege for me, as Mayor of Calderdale, to represent the borough on such an important occasion. Remembrance unites people of all faiths, cultures, ages and backgrounds, and gives us the opportunity to show our gratitude and respect for everyone in the Armed Forces, past and present.
“However you choose to mark Remembrance this year, please take a moment to honour the lives lost and sacrifices made in service.”
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Royal British Legion volunteers take to the streets with poppies and collection boxes, raising millions of pounds for the Poppy Appeal. The money collected at this time, and from numerous other fundraising activities throughout the year, goes towards supporting serving and ex-servicemen and women and their dependants.
Calderdale Council also shows its support for Armed Forces personnel past and present, and their families, throughout the year as part of its Armed Forces Community Covenant.
The Covenant provides advice, support and the opportunity for discounts on goods and services. Find out more on the Council’s Armed Forces Personnel web page: www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/armed-forces-personnel(external link)