The commemorative services taking place across Stockport this weekend

On Armistice Day (11 November), and Remembrance Sunday (12 November), Stockport residents can find a range of commemorative events taking place across the borough.

Armistice Day

Stockport town centre | At 11am, the Mayor of Stockport, Councillor Graham Greenhalgh, will observe the silence on the steps of Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Wellington Road South. The gallery will be open from 10am for people to pay their respects.
Hazel Grove | A parade will leave Norbury Church, London Road, at 2.40pm. It will arrive at Remembrance Garden at 3pm.

Remembrance Sunday

The Mayor of Stockport, Cllr Graham Greenhalgh, will lead the borough in paying respects, outside the War Memorial Art Gallery. A two-minute silence will be observed from precisely 11am.

The Mayor said: "On Sunday 12 November 2023, at 11am, we will remember the sacrifice of Stopfordians who left to protect us from the tyranny of others.

"Whether they came home victorious or never returned, they rightly deserve this time to be remembered and equally their families who endured the heartache.

If you can be at the Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery on Wellington Road for the service, please do make you way there. If not, please take a moment at 11am to consider these words of the Kohima Epitaph:

'Tell Them of Us and Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'"

The town centre ceremonies will be centred around Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery (Image - Alasdair Perry)

Stockport town centre

10.25am - procession of service units, civilian and youth organisations from the Armoury to the War Memorial Art Gallery.
10.45am - A civic procession will move from the Town Hall to the gallery.
11am - two-minute silence.

Bramhall

10.40am - procession from Holland Road to Bramhall War Memorial.
11.00am – service at the War Memorial, then proceed to St Michael and All Angels Parish Church on St Michaels Avenue, via Bramhall Lane South and Robins Lane.

Bredbury

3.00pm - service at the War Memorial, George Lane.

Cheadle

10.30am - parade to assemble at the junction of Massie Street with High Street to proceed down High Street to the War Memorial.
10.50am - service at the War Memorial.

Cheadle Hulme

9.40am - parade meets at Beech Road.
9.55am - depart to War Memorial.
10.00am – service at the War Memorial.

Compstall

10.50am – assemble at Compstall War Memorial, St Paul's Church, Compstall, for Remembrance, prayers and laying of wreaths followed by a Remembrance Service at St. Paul's Church.

Gatley

10.55am - service and laying of wreaths at War Memorial, Gatley Green.

Hazel Grove

10.30am – parade commences from Hazel Grove train station.
10.45am - service and laying of wreaths at War Memorial, London Road.

Heald Green

12.00pm - service and laying of wreaths at Heald Green and Long Lane War Memorial, Wilmslow Road.

Heaton Mersey

10.45am - service at St John's Church, St John's Road.
11.00am - Act of Remembrance at War Memorial.

Heaton Moor

10.45am - service at St Paul's Church, St Paul's Road.
11.00am - Act of Remembrance at War Memorial.

Heaton Norris

10.55am – parade meets at Grafton Street Park.
11.00am – Act of Remembrance in Grafton Street Park.
11.30am – service at Christ with All Saints Church, Heaton Norris.

High Lane

10.00am - Service of Remembrance at St. Thomas's Parish Church.
11.00am - Act of Remembrance and laying of wreaths at the War Memorial.

Marple

10.15am - standard bearers and the public to assemble at the War Memorial in Memorial Park.
10.30am - service and the laying of wreaths at the War Memorial.

Mellor

12.15pm – service and the laying of wreaths at the War Memorial.

Reddish

10.30am - church service at St. Mary's Church.
12.40pm - service at the Cenotaph on Reddish Road, South Reddish.
12:50pm - service proceeds to Willow Grove Cemetery.
1.00pm - service at Cross of Sacrifice.

Romiley

2.30pm - assemble at Green Lane next to the Duke of York public house.
2.45pm - prayers at Romiley War Memorial and the laying of wreaths.
2.55pm - parade from Romiley War Memorial to the War Memorial, George Lane, Bredbury.
3.00pm - service commences.

Woodford