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Remembrance Sunday
November 9 @ 12:00 am
Sunday 9th November, All Saints’ Church and Town & County War Memorial Garden, Northampton Town Centre
Remembrance Sunday will be marked in Northampton with a large military parade and church service in the town centre on 9th November.
Organised by Northampton Town Council in partnership with the Royal British Legion, the commemorations will bring together serving personnel, veterans, cadets and the wider community to pay tribute to those who gave their lives in service.
The parade will step off from the Market Square at 9.30am, making its way down The Drapery, then onto George Row, before pausing for the Service of Remembrance at All Saints’ Church, which will take place between 10am and 10.45am.
Following the church service, a wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 10.45am in the Town and County War Memorial Garden on Wood Hill. The Last Post will be sounded, followed by a two-minute silence at 11am. The memorial garden will remain open to allow members of the public to lay wreaths and pay personal respects.
At 11.45am, the parade will reform on Wood Hill and make a ceremonial circuit around All Saints’ Church. Participants will pass the Guildhall to salute dignitaries then continue onto St Giles’ Street, up Fish Street and onto Abington Street, finishing their march just before the Market Square.
Road closures
The following roads will be closed in between 7am – 1pm:
Access to these 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.
Taxi Rank on Mercers Row will be suspended.
• Derngate -Access only permitted to R&D, businesses and residential properties.
• St Giles St – From Hazelwood Road turn.
• Castilian Street – From Derngate junction.
• Castilian Terrace
• St Giles Square
• The Ridings/ Dychurch Lane – Closure after The Ridings Carpark so vehicles can still access and exit the car park.
• Guildhall Rd – No access via Derngate and St Giles St, vehicles can still access via St Johns.
• Wood Hill
• Mercers Row
• George Row
• Gold Street – Closure after College St for diversion via College St.
• The Drapery – Full length.
• Bridge Street
• Abington Street – From Fish St turn to Dychurch Lane junction.