Lincoln Remembrance Service

Lincoln's Remembrance Service is on The Lincoln War Memorial on High Street on Wednesday 11 November, Armistice Day. It's run by the City of Lincoln Council together with the Royal British Legion, and it'll run from about 10.15am through to around midday.

There's a bit of a change to how we do things here. From this year onwards, the council and the Legion are holding the annual service on Armistice Day itself rather than on Remembrance Sunday. Kate Fenn, the council's civic and international partnerships manager, explains the reason: holding it on the day the Armistice took effect lets the city come together at the very moment the nation pauses to remember those who served in the Armed Forces.

That moment is the two-minute silence at 11am, which marks the anniversary of the Armistice coming into effect at 11am on 11 November 1918, ending the fighting of the First World War. The service is conducted by Reverend Steven Holt, and there's a civic procession led by Lincoln's Town Crier leaving the Guildhall at 10.40am, with standard bearers from the Royal British Legion accompanying it. Standard bearers from the Legion will be there throughout, and any businesses or organisations that want to lay a wreath are invited to do so.

So, if you're planning to be there, it's Wednesday 11 November at The Lincoln War Memorial on High Street, starting around 10.15am and running until about midday, with the procession leaving the Guildhall at 10.40am.