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TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
REMEMBRANCE PARADES AND SERVICES AT WAR MEMORIALS 2023


SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2023
 
DUKINFIELD  
  Act of remembrance to be held outside Dukinfield Town Hall.  The ceremony will include a two-minute silence at 11am.
   
HYDE  
Godley Service of Remembrance and wreath laying ceremony to be held at the War Memorial on Godley Hill Road at 10.50am.
 
STALYBRIDGE
 
Millbrook Service of remembrance to be held at St James Church, Millbrook at 10.50am.
   
AUDENSHAW  
Ryecroft Hall Short service and wreath laying ceremony at 10.30am at the memorial stone in the grounds of Ryecroft Hall.
   
Memorial Garden Short Service and wreath laying ceremony at noon at the memorial stone in Audenshaw Memorial Garden, Audenshaw Road, opposite the Stamford Road junction.
   
DROYLSDEN  
Littlemoss Service of remembrance in the memorial garden, Lumb Lane, at 2.30pm accompanied by St John’s Church Band.
 
 
 
SUNDAY, 12 NOVEMBER
 
ASHTON  
Central Parade assembles on Market Street (on the pedestrianised area at the side of the market hall) at 9am and proceeds via Bow Street, George Street, Stamford Street and Grey Street to Ashton Parish Church for a remembrance service at 9.45am. Afterwards the parade will reassembles on Stamford Street and proceeds to the main Ashton War Memorial via the telephone exchange roundabout and Mossley Road for a wreath laying ceremony at 10.45am.  Ashton-under-Lyne band will lead the parade. At the conclusion, the parade will return to Market Street via the same route.
   
Cockbrook Service in St Gabriel’s Church, Audley Street, at 10.15am followed by a wreath laying ceremony at 11.00am at the Stamford Square war memorial. West Hill School Band will be in attendance.
   
Hurst Service in St John’s Church at 9.30am followed by a procession via Kings Road to the war memorial in Hurst Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony and planting of personal poppies at 11am.
   
Park Bridge
 
Service of remembrance at the war memorial in the grounds of Park Bridge institute at 10.45am.
   
Waterloo Parade assembles at Cannon Burrows Primary School, Oldham Road, at 2.15pm and proceeds to the Oldham Road war memorial for a service of remembrance at 2.30pm. Christ Church (Ashton) Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade and West Hill School Band will be in attendance.
   
AUDENSHAW  
Cemetery Service of remembrance and wreath laying at the war memorial in Audenshaw Cemetery at 3pm, led by Father Philip Meadows. There will be no parade but St John’s (Mossley) band will accompany the hymns.
   
DENTON  
Central Parade assembles at 10am outside Denton West End Working Men’s Club, Grosvenor Street, and leaves at 10.10am proceeding via Grosvenor Street, Seymour Street, Manchester Road and Market Street to the remembrance garden where a wreath will be laid.
 
Parade continues to Denton Town Hall. At 10.40am, the parade will proceed along Albert St, Stockport Road and Gould Street to the war memorial in Victoria Park for a service of remembrance at 10.45am. Service to be led by Father Philip Meadows.  Christ Church (Ashton) Church Lads’ and Church Girls’ Brigade and the Adamson Band will be in attendance. 
 
The parade will return to Denton West End Working Men’s Club via Victoria Street, Gould St, Manchester Road and Seymour St.
   
Haughton Green A service of remembrance will be held in St Mary’s Church, starting at 10.30am, followed by a short wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial on the south side of the church.
   
Denton West Wreath laying ceremony to be held at the memorial in Thornley Park at 1.30pm.
   
DROYLSDEN  
Central Parade assembles on Church Street and departs at 10am proceeding via Market Street, Greenside Lane, Manor Road and Cemetery Road to Droylsden War Memorial for a remembrance service and wreath laying ceremony at 10.45am. St John’s Church Band will be in attendance.  Afterwards the parade will proceed via Cemetery Road and Manchester Road to Villemomble Square for dismissal.  Refreshments will be served in Guardsman Tony Downes House.
   
DUKINFIELD  
Central Service of Remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at 3pm at the Chapel Hill War Memorial, followed by a procession down Chapel Hill to Dukinfield Town Hall where refreshments will be served.
   
HYDE  
Central Parade assembles on Greenfield Street at 2pm for departure at 2.10pm proceeding in a loop via Market Street, Union Street, Travis Street, Reynold Street and Market St to arrive back to the Town Hall for a remembrance service at 2.30pm. This will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony at approximately 3.00pm. Ashton-under-Lyne Band will lead the parade.
 
   
Newton Parade leaves Rosemount Methodist Church, Bennett Street, at 9.45am and proceeds to the war memorial outside the George and Dragon, Bennett Street, for a short service of remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at 10.00am. The parade will return to Rosemount Church via the same route. St John’s (Mossley) Band will be in attendance.
   
Rosemount Methodist Church Bennett Street, for a short service of remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at 10.00am. The parade will return to Rosemount Church via the same route. St John’s (Mossley) Band will be in attendance.
   
Newton
St Mary’s Church
Service held in St Mary’s Church, Bower Street of Talbot Road at 10am. The parade will then travel to The Little Soldier at the junction of Cartwright Street and Victoria Street where a wreath laying ceremony will be held at 11.45am at the Cenotaph
   
Werneth Procession will assemble at Lower Higham Visitor Centre, Higham Lane, leaving for the Werneth Low war memorial at 11.45am. A short service of remembrance and wreath laying ceremony will be held at noon.  (Vehicular access will be made available). 
   
LONGDENDALE  
Broadbottom Parade assembles at Broadbottom Community Centre, Lower Market Street, at 10.3am and proceeds to the war memorial via Market Street and Mottram Road. An act of remembrance will be held at the war memorial at 10.45am. The parade will return to the community centre by the same route. Arnfield Band will be in attendance.
   
Hollingworth Remembrance service at Hollingworth Methodist Church at 10am followed by parade to the war memorial, Mottram Moor, for a wreath laying ceremony at 10.50am and rededication of the War Memorial. Mossley Hollins High School Band will be in attendance. The parade will return to St Mary’s Church by the same route.
   
Mottram A service of remembrance will be held in Mottram Parish Church at 10.30pm.
   
MOSSLEY  
Central Service of remembrance and wreath laying ceremony to start at 10.45am at the war memorial in Mossley Park.  Afterwards there will be a procession via Stamford Road and Stamford Street to The George Lawton Hall where light refreshments will be available.  Mossley Band will be in attendance.
   
STALYBRIDGE  
Central Parade will assemble in Armentieres Square at 10.15am and will proceed at 10.30am via Trinity Street, Grosvenor Street, Melbourne Street, Castle Street, Caroline Street, rejoins King Street, Waterloo Road and Trinity Street to Stalybridge War Memorial for a remembrance service and wreath laying ceremony at 10.55am. Stalybridge Old Band will lead the parade.  At the conclusion, the parade will return to Armentieres Square via Trinity Street. Due to repairs taking place at Stalybridge Civic Hall there will be no refreshments available following the event this year.