Remembrance Day service and parade

Remembrance Day Service and Parade, Poppy Appeal and Armistice Day

North West Leicestershire will honour and reflect on the sacrifices of fallen soldiers during a Remembrance Day service and parade on Sunday 8 November in Coalville.

The event is being organised by North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) in collaboration with the Coalville Remembrance Partnership.

The parade will depart Christ Church at 10.30am, proceeding along Hotel Street and High Street, and culminating in a service at the War Memorial in Memorial Square.  The service will include the traditional two minutes’ silence and a wreath-laying ceremony. 

To accommodate the parade along Hotel Street and High Street, a road closure will be in place on Sunday 8 November from 10am to 12pm. Road users are advised to plan ahead and use alternative routes during this time.

During the two-minute silence, poppy petals will be released from the top of the Memorial Clock Tower in a poignant tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in the armed forces.

This year there will also be two displays comprising over 8,000 knitted and crocheted poppies on Memorial Square in Coalville, and at Coalville Library.

The poppies have been donated by people from across the district, as well as local school children, as part of the council’s Project Poppy campaign.

A special thank you to the children of the following places, as well as to Coalville Library for displaying the children's poppies:

• Swannington C of E Primary School
• 5th Coalville Guides
• Snarestone Primary School
• Woodstone Primary School
• Marlborough Day Nursery
• Forest Way School
• Griffydam Primary School.

If you'd like to see the display, Coalville Library is open from 10am Monday to Thursday, and Saturday.

Several other parades and services will also take place across North West Leicestershire over the Remembrance weekend.  For more information, please contact your local parish councils or churches.

In partnership with town and parish councils and local businesses, NWLDC has installed poppy ground stencils in communities across the district to help raise awareness of the Poppy Appeal.

The Poppy Appeal will be officially launched by the Royal British Legion at the War Memorial in Coalville on Saturday 24 October at 11pm.

An Armistice Day service will take place at the War Memorial in Coalville on Wednesday 11 November at 11am. Members of the public are warmly encouraged to attend and pay their respects.