Remembrance will see events, parades and services for Remembrance Day held across Gedling borough to remember the fallen of two world wars.
Remembrance Sunday, November 10:
Plans for a parade through Arnold Town Centre have been announced.
The event has been organised by St Paul’s Church, Gedling Borough Council and the Royal British Legion.
The event will be attended by local dignitaries, including the Deputy Mayor of Gedling, Member of Parliament for Gedling, the Chief Executive and members of the Armed Forces.
The parade, which will include members from the Royal British Legion, British Army, RAF Cadets, Arnold Army Cadets, The Mercian Regiment and Boys and Girls Brigades.
The parade will commence at 9am starting at the at the Victory Club on Church Drive East and it will march towards St Paul’s Church for a service of remembrance that begins at 9.45am.
At 10.30am the parade will leave the church and march to Arnot Hill Park through Mansfield Road, Sir John Robinson Way and Nottingham Road.
A short remembrance service will take place from 10.50am and a two minutes silence will start at 11am.
After the event, the parade will return to its original location of Church Drive and is due to end at 11.40am.
All roads affected by the parade will be closed from 9am – 12pm.
Gedling Village
A Remembrance service will take place at All Hallows Church at 10am.
Guests will then form a procession at 10.45am and move down to the Gedling War Memorial. The procession will be led by the Clergy, church warden and Deputy Lord Lieutenant.
From 10.50am prayers will be read and a two-minute silence will be observed at 11am. People are welcome to lay wreaths at the war memorial.
The parade will then return to All Hallows Church following the silence.
Sunday, November 17
A Remembrance event will take place on Mapperley Top on Sunday, November 17.
