On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, the Bradford district will pay its respects to those killed or injured in conflicts around the world.
The Bradford city centre services for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day will be returning to the Cenotaph this year.
On Remembrance Sunday, 10 November the Civic parade will leave from City Hall at 10:25am and the Dean of Bradford, the Very Reverend Andy Bowerman will give the ‘The Gathering’ at 10:55am at the Cenotaph. ‘The Gathering’ begins the Act of Remembrance with some short reflective sentences.
The service will start at 11am with a two-minute silence and will be led by The Very Reverend Andy Bowerman. Wreaths will be placed at the foot of the Cenotaph during the service. People will then move from the cenotaph to gather in City Park for The Sunset Ceremony which will be performed to conclude the service. Those who would like to take part in the parade are asked to assemble in Centenary Square at 10:15am. All are welcome to attend.
In Keighley the parade will leave Russell Street at 9:35am to Keighley Shared Parish Church for a service at 10am. This will be followed by a parade to the war memorial in Keighley Town Hall
Square for an Act of Remembrance which starts at 10:50am.
On Armistice Day, Monday, 11 November at 11am, all are invited to gather at the Bradford Cenotaph for a short service to remember, reflect and pray. The service will be attended by the Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Bev Mullaney.
There will also be an Act of Remembrance at Undercliffe Cemetery on Armistice Day, Monday 11 November at 11am. Those wishing to attend are asked to assemble at The Lodge at 10:30am. Councillor Joanne Dodds Bradford Council’s Armed Forces Champion will lay a wreath on behalf of the Lord Mayor and the Bradford district.
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Bev Mullaney, said: “The annual services of Remembrance in our district are always moving events. It is important that we continue to remember all those who have lost their lives, have been wounded, have suffered or are still suffering in any way, due to past and present conflicts around the world.
“The services are open to all, and I’d like to invite everyone from across the district to join us at the Cenotaph or to attend any of the services taking place in communities across the district. If you are unable to attend, please do take a few minutes to pause, reflect and remember.”
There will be services held across the district on Remembrance Sunday, 10 November where wreaths will be laid by civic representatives.
For details on each of these service visit: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/your-community/bradford-remembers/services-of-remembrance/
There will also be two services at Bradford Cathedral on Remembrance Sunday, 10 November. The Choral Eucharist at 10:30am will include an Act of Remembrance at the Cathedral Memorial. The music will include Elgar’s Nimrod (from ‘Enigma Variations’). This service is also livestreamed by Bradford Cathedral on YouTube and Facebook.
The Choral Evensong will be held on Sunday 10 November at 3:30pm. This is an opportunity for reflection in the beauty of Bradford Cathedral with music for Remembrance sung by the Cathedral Choir, including Bainton’s ‘And I Saw A New Heaven’.
The Bradford Cathedral Monday Fellowship talk, on Monday 11 November at 2pm in the de Lacy Centre, will be about the ‘World War I Memorial Window’.
City Hall will be lit in poppy red on both Remembrance Sunday, 10 November and on Armistice Day, 11 November.
The Royal British Legion flag and Union Flags will fly in Bradford city centre and Union Flags will also fly across the district.
