Remembrance Sunday Services and Parades in Wirral
Wirral will fall silent this Remembrance Sunday as residents gather to honour the fallen at services taking place across the borough on 10 November.
The Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Cherry Povall, will lead the Civic Service, which starts at 10.55am at the Cenotaph in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead.
A two-minute silence will be observed at 11am, followed by a traditional Service of Remembrance, taken by Reverend Paul Bentley, Vicar of Birkenhead Priory Parish, Rural Dean of Birkenhead. The reading and blessing will be given by the Reverend Sandra Fletcher.
The Mayor will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of the people of Wirral, alongside Deputy Lieutenant Sue Higginson OBE, who will do so on behalf of His Majesty The King. They will be followed by other civic dignitaries and representatives from the armed forces, veteran’s groups, cadets, community groups, faith organisations, and the emergency services.
At the end of the service the Mayor and Deputy Lieutenant will take the salute at a march past led by 107 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers.
After the parade has left Hamilton Square members of the public will have an opportunity to place their own tributes on the Cenotaph.
The Civic Service will be live streamed on the Council’s facebook page and a copy of the service sheet for the Birkenhead service is available to download from the Council website.
The Mayor said:
Communities across Wirral will join others across the UK and beyond this Sunday to honour the courage and sacrifice of the fallen, and all those who have helped to defend the freedoms we have today. We can never forget or take their selflessness for granted.
Once again, Remembrance Sunday sadly takes place at a time of terrible conflict in the world, which is a sharp reminder of the day’s abiding theme of hope for a more peaceful world.
Remembrance Sunday services in Wirral will take place at:
Bebington
10.00am at St Andrew's Church and Cenotaph followed by a service at the Royal British Legion Club on Teehey Lane at 11.45am.
Bidston
10.15am at St. Oswald’s Church followed by wreath laying at the War Memorial.
Birkenhead
10.55am at The Cenotaph in Hamilton Square.
Bromborough 10.15am at St. Barnabas Church followed by the Act of Remembrance and wreath laying at the war memorial at 11.00am.
Heswall
10.30am at St. Peter’s Church, Lower Heswall, followed by wreath laying at the War Memorial on Dee View at 10.45am.
Moreton
10.30am at the Cenotaph on the corner of Maryland Lane and Pasture Road.
Port Sunlight
10.45am at the War Memorial followed on Bath Street by a service at Christ Church.
Prenton
10.00am Service at St Stephen’s Church, continuing at the War Memorial at the junction of Osmaston Road and Prenton Lane at 10.45am.
Thornton Hough
2.20pm to gather at Smithy Hill for march to the War Memorial for an outdoor service at 2.45pm, continuing at All Saints Church on Raby Road.
Upton
10.45am for wreath laying at the War Memorial outside the Upton Library on Ford Road.
Wallasey
10.30am. The Parade will meet at the bottom of Hertford Drive (veterans are invited to join), followed by the service at the War Memorial on Magazines Promenade.
West Kirby
10.30am at Grange Hill (for a 10.45am start).
