Remembrance Sunday will be marked in Northampton with a large military parade and church service in the town centre on 10th November.
The parade is set to start from DERNGATE at 9.30am, then follow a route onto St Giles Square, Wood Hill and down Mercers Row, pausing for the Service of Remembrance at All Saints' Church at 10am. The service will include hymns and prayers, along with a collection for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal.
Following the service, a wreath-laying ceremony will take place from 11am in the Town and County War Memorial garden behind the church on Wood Hill, with the playing of the Last Post and a two-minute silence observed at 11am. The memorial garden will remain open for the public to lay wreaths and pay their respects.
At 11.45am the parade will re-assemble to march via Mercers Row, George Row and St Giles Square, past the Guildhall, to salute the Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, Mr James Saunders Watson Esq and the Mayor of Northampton, before ending back on Derngate.
The service will also be live streamed via the All Saints' Church Facebook and YouTube channels, at Facebook.com/allsaintsnorthampton or YouTube.com/allsaintschurchnn1
Road closures
Due to the parade, access to the below roads will be restricted but will remain available to emergency vehicles. Pedestrian access will remain open to the public on all roads. Parking bays will be restricted on all roads and along the parade route as well as the Taxi Rank on Mercers Row suspended. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Due to the cadet parade, the following roads will be closed from 8.30-9.30am and 12-1pm
• Clare Street
• Earl Street
• Military Road
• Robert Street
• Upper Mounts across intersection to Lower Mounts
• York Road
• Abington Square
• St Edmund's Road
• Spencer Parade
• Billing Road
• St Giles Street
• St Giles Terrace to The Riding's Junction
• Derngate
In addition, due to the Remembrance Parade, the following roads will be closed from 7am- 1pm and all parking bays will be suspended:
• Derngate
• Castilian Street
• Castilian Terrace
• The Ridings/Dychurch Lane (just after carpark)
• St Giles St from Hazelwood Rd
• St Giles Square
• Guildhall Rd
• Woodhill
• Mercers Row
• George Row
• Gold St
• The Drapery
• Bridge Street