Traditional Remembrance Sunday service with a Drumhead Ceremony, poppy drop and the laying of poppies on the sea, organised by the Royal British Legion.
Laying Poppies on the Sea is back on Sunday 8 November, run by the Scarborough Branch of the Royal British Legion as part of the town's Acts of Remembrance. It's a traditional Remembrance Sunday service, and this year it starts at Queen Street Methodist Church from 9.30am.
The morning follows a set sequence of formal acts. There's a Drumhead Ceremony, a Poppy Drop, and the Blessing of Standards and Wreaths, with a solemn public parade led by the Band of the Scarborough Sea Cadets. The service itself finishes by 10.35am, and from 10.40am the poppy drop takes place at the Lifeboat Slipway. The whole morning concludes with the national two minutes' silence and the laying of poppies on the sea to honour all those who served.
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Local residents are welcome to join in for all or part of the morning, so you can come for the full sequence or just for the poppy drop at the slipway. The service starts at Queen Street Methodist Church from 9.30am, finishes by 10.35am, and the poppy drop follows at the Lifeboat Slipway from 10.40am.
