Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday is on Sunday 8 November, with the service starting at 11:00am at The Worthing War Memorial, just outside Worthing Town Hall on Chapel Road. It's the same spot every year, and the timing is the whole point: the two-minute silence begins on the first stroke of the town hall clock at 11:00am, marking the exact moment the First World War armistice came into effect on 11 November 1918. After the silence, the Mayor and other dignitaries lay wreaths and take the salute at the march past, which usually gets going around 11:30am.

If you've never stopped to look at the memorial itself, it's worth a bit of context. It was put up by public subscription raised through the Worthing Gazette and unveiled on 11 April 1921 by Field Marshal Sir William Robertson. The inscriptions on it are simple: 'Our glorious dead 1914-1918 duty nobly done' and 'Also in memory of those who fell in the war 1939-1945'. It's a local landmark that's been standing right there in Chapel Road for over a century, and the service is the main day it's gathered around.

It's a public event, so you're welcome to turn up and stand with the rest of the town. If you're planning to come, just keep the timing in mind: the silence starts right on the hour, and the march past follows on. Local residents are also encouraged to support the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in the run-up to the day. The service is at The Worthing War Memorial, outside Worthing Town Hall on Chapel Road, starting at 11:00am on Sunday 8 November.