FROM November 11 to 13, the communities making up Tameside will be holding services and ceremonies to mark Remembrance Sunday.
Cllr Joyce Bowerman, the Civic Mayor of Tameside, said: “A century on from the First World War, remembrance events remain as important as ever. I urge residents to attend the special ceremonies across our borough and to pay their respects to our brave servicemen and women past and present.”
Saturday, November 11
Ashton
Act of remembrance at family statue in Fletcher Street (side of the market hall) at 10.50am with two minutes silence at 11am.
Audenshaw
Ryecroft Hall
Service and wreath-laying at 10.30am at the memorial stone.
Memorial Garden
Service and wreath-laying at noon at the stone in Audenshaw Memorial Garden, Audenshaw Road, opposite Stamford Road junction.
Droylsden
Littlemoss
Service in the memorial garden at 2.30pm.
Sunday, November 12
Ashton
Parade assembles on Market Street (side of the market hall) at 9am and marches to Ashton Parish Church. After service parade proceeds to Ashton War Memorial for wreath laying at 10.45am.
Cockbrook
Service in St Gabriel’s Church, Stamford Street, at 10.55am followed by wreath-laying at adjacent war memorial at 12.30pm
Hurst
Service in St John’s Church, Kings Road, at 9.30am. Then procession heads to Hurst Cemetery for wreath-laying at the war memorial at 11am.
Park Bridge
Service at the war memorial in the grounds of Park Bridge Institute at 10.45am
Waterloo
Parade assembles at Canon Burrows School, Oldham Road, at 2pm and heads to near-by war memorial for service at 2.30pm.
Audenshaw
Service and wreath-laying in Audenshaw Cemetery at 3pm.
Denton
Parade assembles at Denton Working Men’s Club, Grosvenor Street, at 10am and heads to Victoria Street remembrance garden to lay wreath. Then goes via Denton Town Hall to war memorial in Victoria Park for service of remembrance at 10.45am.
Denton West
Wreath-laying in Thornley Park at 1.30pm.
Haughton Green
Service in St Mary’s Church at 10.30am followed by wreath-laying.
Droylsden
Parade assembles on Church Street at 10am and heads to Droylsden War Memorial for service and wreath-laying at 10.45am.
Dukinfield
Parade leaves Dukinfield Town Hall at 2.45pm for service and wreath-laying at Chapel Hill memorial at 3pm.
Hyde
Central
Parade leaves Greenfield Street at 2.10pm and heads to Hyde Central Methodist Church, Norfolk Street, for service at 2.30pm. Then on to Hyde Town Hall for wreath-laying at 3.30pm.
Newton
Parade leaves Rosemount Trinity Methodist Church at 10am and heads up Bennett Street to George and Dragon for wreath-laying at 10.15am.
Werneth
Parade leaves Lower Higham Visitor Centre, Higham Lane, at 11.45am for service and wreath-laying at Werneth Low war memorial at noon. Vehicular access will be available.
Longdendale
Broadbottom
Parade leaves Broadbottom Community Centre, Lower Market Street, at 10.30am. Act of remembrance at war memorial at 10.45am.
Hollingworth
Service in St Mary’s Church, Market Street, at 10am followed by wreath-laying at Mottram Moor war memorial at 10.50am
Mottram
Service in Mottram Church at 10.30am.
Mossley
Service and wreath-laying at 10.45am at Mossley War Memorial, Mossley Park.
Stalybridge
Parade leaves Armentieres Square at 10.35am and heads to Trinity Street war memorial for service and wreath-laying at 10.55am.