Valley will pay tribute to fallen
THE borough will once again come together in person to remember our fallen at services and parades to mark Remembrance Sunday.
Following discussions with various bodies, the Valley’s traditional parades through Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden, Whitworth, and Helmshore – will go ahead as usual this year, with Rossendale council support.
Dawn Taylor, secretary of Rawtenstall Remembrance Parade, confirmed that proposed works on Rawtenstall Town Square - due to commence on November 1 have been postponed by two weeks and the parade will go ahead from the town square as usual.
Last November - with the country in lockdown - the public were encouraged to stay away from cenotaphs and public gatherings, instead holding two-minute silences on their doorsteps to recognise the sacrifices made by our sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians during conflict.
This year’s parades are:
●●FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 STACKSTEADS
10.45am Peace Garden, Toll Bar, Stacksteads. Annual Remembrance Service organised by the Stacksteads Countryside Park Group
●●SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 EDENFIELD
10.40am Memorial Gardens, Market Street, Edenfield. Remembrance Service conducted by Rev. Dr John Illsley, followed by refreshments at the community centre, off Exchange Street. Organised by Edenfield Village Residents’ Association
●●SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14
HELMSHORE
9.10am Service and Parade participants meet at Broadway shops at 9.10am for parade to St Thomas’s Church for a 9.30 am service start. On completion of the church service, the parade will assemble on Helmshore Road and march to the Memorial Gardens, where a service of commemoration and wreath laying ceremony will be held. Following this, the parade will then form up at Bridge End on Helmshore
Road and march up to Sunnybank Social Club where refreshments will be provided. Organised by the Helmshore Branch of the Royal British Legion
CRAWSHAWBOOTH
10am Rakefoot Methodist Church – Service led by Reverend David Burrow followed by Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 11am led by Reverend Chris Casey
WHITWORTH
10.20am Assemble at the corner of Tong Lane and Market Street, then parade along Market Street to the Cenotaph in Whitworth’s Memorial Gardens.
10.40am Service of Remembrance, including a two-minute silence at 11am. Following the Service of Remembrance everyone is welcome to cross the road for light, warm refreshments outside the Civic Hall. Organised by Whitworth Town Council
COWPE
10.45am Service at Cowpe Sunday School organised by Ann Elmer
WATERFOOT
12.30pm Trickett’s Memorial Ground, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot organised by Waterfoot Forward
HASLINGDEN
1pm Assemble at the War Memorial in Greenfield Gardens for a Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
1.30pm Form up outside Memorial Gardens. Parade down Manchester Road, turn left at the junction onto Bury Road (after Green Squirrel), along Bury Road (passing Veterans in Communities), left onto Deardengate and dismissing on Higher Deardengate (outside Cissy Greens)
RAWTENSTALL
2.25pm The parade will assemble and form up on the Town Square, then exit on to Kay Street and proceed into Bank Street before crossing Burnley Road to the Cenotaph.
3pm Service and Wreath Laying.
Following this the parade will return via Mount Terrace, Bacup Road and Kay Street to dismiss on the Town Square.
On completion guests will be welcomed at the Rawtenstall Cricket Club for refreshments.
Organised by the Rawtenstall Remembrance Parade Committee
BACUP
2.30pm Assemble at the Fire Station (Pennine Road / Rochdale Road) and parade along Rochdale Road and Burnley Road to the Cenotaph.
Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying ceremony at 3pm.
Following the service the parade will return to the Maden Centre car park.