Remembrance Sunday (2024)

Remembrance Day – 2024 Images

The images below – range from the Town Hall, Wreath Laying, St Mary Magdalene Church and the Conservative Club.

The details below are from the Newark Advertiser.

The parade will set off from the London Road car park at 10.45am, before marching along Baldertongate, to arrive at the War Memorial by Newark Parish Church on Appletongate.

Led by parade commander, Second Lieutenant Gillman AFC, veterans of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry will march alongside members of the Newark Branch of the Royal British Legion, and representatives from ex-service associations, the Sea, Army, Air and St Johns Ambulance Cadets, as well as the 7th Newark Scout Group.

The Mayor of Newark, Diane Ledger, will lead a civic procession from the town hall to the War Memorial at 10.45am, where a wreath laying ceremony will then take place.

Reverend Chris Lion will read prayers before a two minutes silence is observed at 11am — a church service will then be held in Newark Parish Church at 11.15am

At the same time, the deputy mayor, Barabara Corrigan, will lay wreathes at the First World War Cross and the Memorial to the Fallen in Newark Cemetery, and observe the silence and Act of Homage.

Following the service, the parade will then perform a march past in the Market Place where the salute will be taken by Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, a representative of the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, the Mayor of Newark, and the president of the Newark Branch of the Royal British Legion.

The parade with then return to the London Road car park via the Market Place, Bridge Street and Baldertongate — with the Newark Town Band providing musical accompaniment throughout the day.

After the march past, a reception will be held in the Town Hall, where speeches will be made.

Road closures will be in place from 7am to protect the route, and will see Cartergate, Baldertongate (from the London Road car park entrance), Barnbygate (from the Methodist Church) and Appletongate (from Mount Street), and the Market Place closed until the parade has finished at approximately 1pm. London Road car park will also be closed to allow the parade to form.