Where you can pay respects on Remembrance Sunday
AFTER last year’s remembrance at home, services return this year. However, many will have changes in format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and some will require advance booking.
Most churches will hold services that include a two-minute silence at 11am, and there are also gatherings and parades around village war memorials.
Here we round-up some of the events taking place on Sunday, November 14.
Arborfield
A parade will leave the Arborfield Royal British Legion club in Eversley Road from 10.30am, marching to the village memorial for 10.45am. A short act of remembrance will be held at the memorial and will then be followed by refreshments at the Royal British Legion.
St Bartholomew’s Church in Arborfield will hold a remembrance service that starts at 10am.
Barkham
A communion service starting at 10am will be held at St James Church.
Earley
Due to covid, Earley St Peter’s Church is reducing its usual pattern of remembrance. A parish communion will take place at 9.30am. An outdoor remembrance service, taking place around the war memorial, will start at 10.50am, last around 20 minutes and include a two-minute silence, the sounding of the Last Post and Reveille and the laying of wreaths.
St Nicolas in Sutcliffe Avenue will hold a service from 10am.
Beech Hill
A service of remembrance will take place at the Memorial hall from 10.30am.
Finchampstead
St James’ Church will hold a remembrance Sunday service at 10.50am. Then, in the afternoon, a Remembrance Parade and Service will take place at Memorial Park. Gather from 2.50pm, with the parade taking place at 3pm, with the remembrance service at 3.15pm. It is not taking place at the war memorial.
Hurst
St Nicholas Church in Hurst is home to the village’s war memorial. It will hold a service on Remembrance Sunday from 10.45am. The preacher will be the Revd Graham Theobald and the service will include holy communion.
Remenham
The church of St Nicholas will hold the parish’s act of remembrance. The service will start
at 10.55am and will be followed by sung Matins from the Book of Common Prayer.
Ruscombe
An early service will be held in the churchyard of St James at 8.45am. It will be followed by a communion service in the church at 9am, and the service will be led by the Revd Anna Harwood.
Shinfield
The village’s churches and uniformed organisations will be joining forces for an act of Remembrance which will be held on the village green.
This will be an ecumenical event with Shinfield Baptist Church, St Mary’s, Shinfield and British Legion.
Sindlesham
The Gate, formerly Sindlesham Baptist Church, will hold a Sunday service from 11am.
St Catherine’s in Bearwood will host a service from 10.45am.
Sonning
St Andrew’s Church in Sonning will form the focal point for the village’s Act of Remembrance. It will hold a special service starting at 10.30am.
Spencers Wood
St Michael and All Angels Church will hold a service at 10.30am, with an act of remembrance.
Swallowfield
A Remembrance Day service will be held at the village’s War Memorial starting at 10.45am. After the short service there will be a procession to All Saints church. The roads around the War Memorial will be closed for the duration of the service.
Twyford
A special service which will be held at St Mary’s Church in Station Road. However, due to covid the church is limiting numbers and asking people to book a place in advance. Uniformed groups with allocated tickets will not need to book, and the service will be live streamed via YouTube. For more details, log on to www.thru-christ. org.uk
Wargrave
On Thursday, November 11, there will be an act of remembrance around the war memorial in Mill Green, starting at 10.45am.
And on Sunday, November 14, a service will take place at 10am at St Mary’s Church, before the congregation move to Mill Green for 10.45am to take part in an act of Remembrance at the village’s war memorial. A collection for the Poppy Appeal will be taken during the service.
Winnersh
St Mary the Virgin parishoners will need to go to sister church St Catherine’s in Bearwood for a remembrance service on Sunday, November 14. This will start at 10.45am.
Wokingham town
Remembrance is a busy time in Wokingham town with several events taking place. As ever, there will be a civic parade forming up outside the town hall from 2.30pm on Sunday, November 14.
This makes its way along Rose Street to All Saints Church where there is a service of remembrance. Taking part will be the mayoral party, dignitaries, Scouts, Guides and other uniformed organisations,
all honouring those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom on this national day of remembrance.
Any organisations wishing to take part in the parade must register their interest with the Civic Officer in advance at civic@wokingham-tc. gov.uk or 0118 974 0882, as there is limited capacity.
The church service is limited to 100 people.
Wokingham Town Council will lead a two-minute silence in Market Place at 11am on Thursday, November 11, Armistice Day itself, and Sunday, November 14.
Wokingham Without
St Sebastian’s Church in Wokingham will hold two special services on Sunday, November 14.
An all-age service will start at 10am, leading to an act of remembrance at the War Graves, starting at 10.50am. Due to covid, places need to be booked via the church.
Woodley
A SERVICE of remembrance will take place at 10am at St John The Evangelist Church in
Church Road, places need to be booked in advance. Similar services will take place at 10.15am at Woodley Baptist Church, 10.30am in Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road. A service of remembrance will be held at St John Bosco from 10am, and also St James in Kingfisher Drive.
A Gathering of Remembrance takes place at the War Memorial at 11am on November 11 each year. The gathering is open to all and Woodley Town Council, local schools, community groups and other organisations lay wreaths and observe the two-minute silence.