Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade

Weymouth holds its annual Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade on Sunday 8 November, starting from 10.30am at the Weymouth War Memorial on the Promenade. It's a morning that brings together veterans, serving Armed Forces personnel, town councillors and the local community in a town with a proud military heritage.

The service opens with music from the Salvation Army. At 11am, the Nothe Fort Garrison fires a cannon from the beach to mark the start of a two-minute silence, with a second cannon at 11.02am to signal its end. Following the wreath-laying at the war memorial, the parade moves along the Esplanade to the US Memorial for a further short ceremony.

The Mayor of Weymouth lays a wreath on behalf of the town, joined by his chaplain, town councillors and the Town Council's Armed Forces Covenant Liaison. The Liaison described it as a privilege to stand alongside local families with connections to the Armed Forces. If your organisation wants to lay a wreath, you're asked to contact the Town Council in advance.

It's a morning of remembrance that takes place along the seafront, with the service starting at 10.30am at the Weymouth War Memorial on the Promenade.