Guide to Remembrance services across county

Armed forces personnel will be honoured at Remembrance Sunday services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Thousands of people, including veterans and current service personnel, will attend events, with many involved in a parade ahead of the nationwide two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT on Sunday.

A service will be held in Leicester along with events in other towns and villages, with road closures and changes to parking also set to be brought in.

Here is a round-up of some of the services and events taking place across Leicestershire.

Leicester City Council said The Service of Remembrance will take place at the Arch of Remembrance in Victoria Park from 10:45 on Sunday.

It will commence with a military parade, leaving De Montfort Hall and led by the Seaforth Highlanders Pipes and Drums. The parade will make its way to the arch, where the service will begin at 10:55, the council said.

The Last Post will be played just ahead of the two-minute silence at 11:00, followed by a lament, played by a piper from the Seaforth Highlanders, before the service continues.

As the service concludes, the parade will step off through the Arch of Remembrance and back on to Centenary Walk, returning to De Montfort Hall.

Limited public seating will be available at the service. There will also be a designated seating area for those with a disability or who are unable to stand for long periods, the council added.

Granville Road car park will be closed from midnight on Saturday until about 12:30 on Sunday.

The council added road closures will be in operation in Granville Road and Regent Road from 09.30 until 12:30 on Sunday.

Charnwood Borough Council said a service will take place at Queen's Park in Loughborough on Sunday.

There will be a parade through the town centre, which will begin at 10:20 from Market Place, proceeding through the town centre to Queen's Park, where the service will start at 10:50.

The Last Post will be played and a two-minute silence observed at 11:00.

The authority said the New Street gates at Queen's Park will close to the public at 10.30 and has asked visitors to use alternative entrances via Granby Street or Browns Lane.

It said there will also be road closures in place affecting Wards End, Devonshire Square, Cattle Market and Granby Street, as well as part of Victoria Street.

Granby Street Car Park will be open but can only be accessed via Packe Street as the usual route will be closed from Wards End, it added.

People in Hinckley are being invited to a service taking place on Sunday at the Argents Mead war memorial, beginning just before 11:00.

Hinckley and Bosworth District Council said before the service there will be a parade from the hospital car park in Mount Road to the war memorial.

Following the service, the parade will travel down Castle Street, through the Market Place - where a salute will be taken - and into St Mary's Road, where the parade will end.

The authority said everyone is welcome to attend both the service and the parades, although ask that anyone planning to attend arrives at the memorial gardens by 10:45.

North West Leicestershire District Council said it will hold a service and parade in Coalville.

The parade will depart Christ Church at 10:30, proceeding along Hotel Street and High Street, ending in a service at the War Memorial.

The traditional two-minutes silence will be held and a wreath-laying ceremony will take place.

Road closures will be in place along Hotel Street and High Street from 10:00 to 12:00 on Sunday, the council said.

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

In Melton, the annual commemorative parade will begin at 10:20, setting off from Chapel Street car park.

The borough council said the route will travel through King Street, Sage Cross Street, Sherrard Street and Church Street, before arriving at St Mary's Parish Church for a Remembrance Service at 10:50.

Following the church service, the parade will reassemble at approximately 11:50 in Burton Street and proceed along Leicester Street.

A wreath-laying ceremony will take place in the War Memorial Gardens.

The authority said there has been an increase in the number of local veterans participating in the Remembrance parade in recent years.

It said veterans who wish to join should assemble at Chapel Street car park ahead of the start of the parade.

People in Market Harborough will be able to take part in a Remembrance parade departing from The Commons Car Park at 09:30.

A service will take place at St Dionysius Church at 10:00, followed by a procession to The Square.

An Act of Remembrance will be held at the War Memorial in The Square at 11:00.

Harborough District Council said due to limited capacity within the church, members of the public are encouraged to attend the Act of Remembrance in The Square.

Rutland County Council will hold the County Service of Remembrance at All Saints' Church, Oakham, at 14:30.

A parade will depart Oakham Castle at 14:00, travelling along the High Street, where the Lord Lieutenant will take the salute.

The service will conclude with a wreath-laying ceremony. Members of the public are invited to attend and are asked to be seated by 14:15.

The authority said churches across Rutland will also hold their own Remembrance services, with residents encouraged to contact their local church for details.

Ashby de la Zouch: A parade will assemble from 08.30 onwards at Ivanhoe School, North Street and will begin at 09:00.

The route of the march will make its way to St.Helen's Church, where the annual service of Remembrance will take place at 9:30.

Blaby: The parade will begin from Enderby Road car park in the village.

The parade will take place on Sunday, starting at approximately 10:45 and finishing around 11:20.

Lutterworth: A parade will assemble at the Wycliffe Rooms in Lutterworth before setting off at 10:30.

The parade will proceed through the town centre to the War Memorial Gardens, where an Act of Remembrance will begin at 10:45.

Oadby and Wigston: Parades and church services will take place in Wigston, South Wigston and Oadby on Sunday.

The Wigston parade starts at 10:30. The parade will travel from Elizabeth Court to All Saints' Church and will be followed by a Remembrance Service inside the church.

The Oadby parade will take place at 14:00. The parade will travel from Sandhurst Street car park and along the Parade until it reaches St Peter's Church, where a service will take place.

A Remembrance service will also be held at St Thomas the Apostle Church in South Wigston from10:00, with the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Blaby Road at 10.55.

Shepshed: People taking part in the parade will meet at 14:45 at Shepshed Town Council offices, Charnwood Road, before leaving at 15:00 via Field Street.

A service will be held at 15:15 in at Glenmore Park.

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