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Remembrance Sunday events to take place locally

Events to mark Remembrance Sunday are taking place this weekend, including in Keighley, Skipton and Ilkley town centres.

In Keighley the parade leaves Russell Street at 9.35am on Sunday and will march to the Keighley Shared Church. The parade will be formed up of Civic Dignitaries, representatives from the Royal British Legion, local groups and schools.

The church service will finish at 10.30am when the parade will then march along North Street to Town Hall Square. The service will continue in Town Hall Square before the two minutes silence at 11.00am and wreath laying. An order of service will be available for those attending.

For those gathering in Town Hall Square for the 2 minutes silence, please stand on the grass until the parade has entered the Square and taken their positions. You can then move forward if there is space.

Road closures will be in place for the parade from 9am until 12pm. There will be food in the Drill Hall for veterans and guests after the service.

In Skipton, the Town Council and the Skipton Branch of the Royal British Legion have organised the town's Remembrance Sunday parade and church service.

The parade will assemble on Bunkers Hill (just off Newmarket Street) ahead of its departure at 10.15am. It will arrive at the war memorial at the top of Skipton High Street at around 10.45am and there will be a ceremony including the playing of the Last Post and laying of wreaths at 11.00am.

This will be followed by a service in Holy Trinity Church on the High Street and then the parade will re-form on The Bailey to march off, make the salute then be dismissed on Otley Street.

Ilkley's Remembrance parade and service takes place at 3pm on Sunday (13th November) at the Memorial Gardens. The service will be led by the Rev Shannon DeLaureal. All are welcome at the Memorial Gardens and there will be an opportunity to lay your wreath at the end if you wish.

The ceremony will be preceded by the traditional parade starting from Whitton Croft Road. This will include dignitaries, members of the armed forces and uniformed and civic organisations.

Participants in the parade will assemble from 2.20 pm, and at 2.40 pm will progress in front of the Town Hall, along the Grove and into the Memorial Gardens to assemble in time for the 3.00 pm start. A rolling road closure will be in place.

All are welcome to support the parade and to attend the event in the Memorial Gardens.

Silsden's Remembrance Sunday parade departs at 10.45am from Wesley Place to the Cenotaph in the Memorial Gardens in Silsden. This will be followed at 11am by a Service of Remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph.

Steeton with Eastburn marks the occasion with a 10am Joint Service of Remembrance at St Stephen's Church, St Stephen's Road, Steeton. At 10.50am there will be a wreath laying ceremony at Steeton War Memorial, followed by two minutes' silence. Refreshments will be served at the end of the event in St Stephen's Church Hall.

At St Michael's Church in Haworth at 9.30am there is a traditional Service of Remembrance with Holy Communion. This will be followed at 10.50am by the service at Haworth War Memorial.

For Oakworth, the service of Remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial in Oakworth Park begins at 10.45am.

In Addingham there is a service at 10.30am at St Peter's Church, Church Street, Addingham. 11.45am Parade from St Peter's Church to the War Memorial, Main Street (by Memorial Hall) followed by the wreath laying ceremony.

The Burley-in-Wharfedale event takes place at 10.45am - this is an outdoor service and Act of Remembrance at the war memorial by Burley Grange.  The Methodist church will be open for anyone to watch the live streamed outdoor service at 10.45am if they don't wish, or are unable, to stand outside. The outdoor service will last for approx 30 mins.

 

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