Where to gather in tribute to our fallen heroes

IT’S 103 years since the guns fell silent on the battlefields of Belgium and France, ending the conflict that was World War One.

The killing ended in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918 and every year Remembrance Day is marked on the Sunday on or after November 11.

This year, it’s on Sunday, November 14.

It’s a time when many of us think of our grandfathers, great grandfathers, or other relatives or ancestors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their county.

And it has also become the day on which many of us also remember all others that have died serving in our armed forces in military conflict across the globe.

Last year, Remembrance Day events across Stockport were largely cancelled as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

Following the relaxing of restrictions, there is a chance to pay our respects to those people who gave their lives so that we could enjoy the freedom we have today.

Here’s what’s happening across the borough:

●●STOCKPORT

The Mayor of Stockport, Councillor Adrian Nottingham, will lead the borough in paying respects at the Civic Act of Remembrance on the steps of Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Wellington Road South.

The procession of Service Units, Ex-Servicemen’s, Civilian and Youth Organisations starts at 10.15am from the Armoury to the War Memorial.

At 10.45am the Civic procession commences from the Town Hall to the War Memorial. At 11am there will be a two-minutes silence, starting with the Last Post and ending with the Reveille.

After, prayers, hymns and reflections and wreaths will be laid on the steps of the War Memorial. ●●BRAMHALL The procession starts at 10.40am from Holland Road to Bramhall War Memorial.

The service starts at 11am at the War Memorial, then proceeds to St Michael and All Angels Parish Church on St Michaels Avenue, via Bramhall Lane South and Robins Lane.

●●BREDBURY

The service starts at 3pm at the War Memorial, George Lane.

●●CHEADLE

The Parade will assemble at 10.30am at the junction of Massie Street with High Street to proceed down High Street to War Memorial. The service will be held at the War Memorial at 10.50am.

●●CHEADLE HULME

9.40am - The parade meets at Beech Road at 9.40am. It will depart to the War Memorial at 9.55am and the service will begin at 10am.

●●COMPSTALL

Assemble at 10.50am at Compstall War Memorial, St Paul’s Church, Compstall for Remembrance, prayers and laying of wreaths followed by a Remembrance Service at St. Paul’s Church.

●●GATLEY

The service and laying of wreaths will take place at War Memorial, Gatley Green at 10.45am.

●●HAZEL Grove

The parade commences from Hazel Grove train station at 10.30am.

The service and laying of wreaths takes place at the War Memorial, London Road at 10.45am.

●●HEALD GREEN

There will be a service and the laying of wreaths at Heald Green and Long Lane War Memorial, Wilmslow Road at 12 noon.

●●HEATON MERSEY

The service at St John’s Church, St John’s Road starts at 10.45am.

The Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial starts at 11am.

●●HEATON MOOR

The service at St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Road starts at 10.45am.

The Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial starts at 11am.

●●HEATON NORRIS

The parade meets at Grafton Street Park at 10.55am.

The Act of Remembrance in Grafton Street Park starts at 11am.

The service at Christ with All Saints Church, Heaton Norris begins at 11.30am.

●●HIGH Lane

The Service of Remembrance starts at 10am at St. Thomas’s Parish Church.

The Act of Remembrance and laying of wreaths at the War Memorial starts at 11am.

●●MARPLE

10.15am - Standard bearers and the public to assemble at the War Memorial in Memorial Park 10.30am - Service and the laying of wreaths at the War Memorial

●●MELLOR

The service and the laying of wreaths takes place at the War Memorial at 12.15pm.

●●REDDISH

The church Service at St. Mary’s Church takes place at 10.30am.

The service at the War Memorial takes place at 12.50pm. The service proceeds to Willow Grove Cemetery at 1pm.

The service at Cross of Sacrifice takes place at 1.05pm.

●●ROMILEY

Assemble at Green Lane next to the Duke of York public house at 2.30pm.

Prayers at Romiley War Memorial and the laying of wreaths take place at 2.45pm.

The parade starts at 2.55pm from Romiley War Memorial to the War Memorial, George Lane, Bredbury. The service starts at 3pm.

●●WOODFORD

The service and the laying of wreaths starts at 10.30am at Christ Church, Chester Road.