Remembrance services, parades and wreath-laying ceremonies will take place across Gedling borough in November as communities come together to remember those who lost their lives in conflict.
Events are planned in Arnold, Calverton and Gedling on Sunday, November 8, with Mapperley holding its parade and service the following weekend on Sunday, November 15.
Here are the arrangements residents need to know…
Calverton
Calverton’s Remembrance Sunday parade will assemble at Calverton Working Men’s Club at 9am on Sunday, November 8.
A Remembrance service will then take place at St Wilfrid’s Church at 10am.
Following the service, the parade will make its way to the Cenotaph on Mansfield Lane for the Act of Remembrance.
The parade will then return to Calverton Working Men’s Club, where it is expected to be dismissed at around 11.45am.
Tea and coffee will be available afterwards, provided by the club.
Arnold
Arnold’s Remembrance Sunday parade will assemble at the Victory Club on Church Drive East at 9am on Sunday, November 8.
The parade will march to St Paul’s Church at 9.20am, with the Remembrance service beginning at 9.45am.
At 10.30am, the parade will make its way to Arnot Hill Park, where the Act of Remembrance at the war memorial is due to begin at 10.50am.
The traditional two-minute silence will take place at 11am.
The Act of Remembrance is expected to conclude at around 11.30am, with the parade dismissed at 11.40am.
Those planning to attend are being warned that parking at Arnot Hill Park will be very limited, and people are encouraged to walk or use public transport where possible.
Road closures will also be in place for the parade. Motorists arriving by car will only be able to access the park via Mansfield Road, travelling north onto Nottingham Road.
Gedling
A Remembrance service will take place at All Hallows Church in Gedling at 10am on Sunday, November 8.
At approximately 10.45am, the congregation and other attendees will process from the church to Gedling Village War Memorial.
The Act of Remembrance will begin at the memorial at 11am.
Light refreshments will be available at All Hallows Church following the ceremony.
Mapperley
Mapperley’s Remembrance events will take place a week later on Sunday, November 15.
The parade will assemble at Burlington Road Car Park at 10am, before setting off for the War Memorial at 10.35am.
The Remembrance service will begin at 10.45am, followed by the Last Post and Act of Remembrance at 11am.
Wreaths will be laid from approximately 11.05am before the parade returns to Burlington Road at 11.15am.
An address by the Lord-Lieutenant is scheduled for 11.25am, with the parade expected to be dismissed at 11.30am.
