Remembrance Day Service

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Remembrance Day Service

Ipswich Borough Council at Christchurch Park, Ipswich

Price Guide

This is a free event

Dates & Times

Sunday 10 Nov 2024

10:00 - 12:00

Information - Remembrance Day Service

Members of the public are invited to attend the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Christchurch Park on Sunday 10 November 2024.

Organised by the Royal British Legion and Ipswich Borough Council, the service provides an opportunity for the community to come together and pay their respects.

Starting at 10.50am, the service will be attended by veterans, civic leaders, members of the armed forces, cadets, and other organisations.

Military representatives and youth organisations will march through the centre of Ipswich to the service, starting from Elm Street at approximately 10.15am.

The route is: Elm Street, Museum Street, Westgate Street, Tavern Street, Northgate Street, crossing A1156 Crown Street into Soane Street. Members of the public are welcome to watch the parade but are asked to ensure they leave sufficient space for the parade and to follow directions from police and security staff.

Following the service, Councillor Elango Elavalakan, Mayor of Ipswich, Lady Clare Euston, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, and Martyn Levett, Honorary Recorder for Ipswich, will take the salute at the March Past.

Military units present are expected to include 4 Regiment Army Air Corps and 202 Squadron of 158 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, both of which have the Freedom of the Borough of Ipswich.

Parking and road closure information

Portman Road Car Park B will be closed on Sunday 10 November as this car park is used for Remembrance Day service organisers. Please use the alternative car parks (A, C and D) on Portman Road.

There will also be rolling road closures for up to ten minutes for the march to and from Christchurch Park on 10 November (10am – 10.45am and 12.30pm – 1.15pm) affecting the following locations:

Elm Street: Full closure Civic Drive to Museum Street
Museum Street: Full closure Crown Street to Princes Street
Westgate Street: Partial closure between Museum Street and Cornhill
Cornhill: Full closure Westgate Street to Tavern Street
Tavern Street: Full closure Cornhill to Northgate Street
Northgate Street: Full closure Tavern Street to Crown Street
Upper Brook Street: Full closure Tacket Street to Northgate Street
Crown Street: Partial closure Fonnereau Road to St Margaret’s Street
Soane Street: Full closure St Margaret’s Street to Bolton Lane

This information has been submitted by another organisation or reference from the organisation website. Whilst we make every effort to make sure information is correct and up-to-date, Ipswich.love cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. If you find any errors, please report them to us and we will pass them onto the organiser.

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