City residents are invited to join veterans and local dignitaries on Remembrance Sunday (November 13), to remember those who lost their lives in the two World Wars.
In Brighton, serving military personnel, cubs, scouts and guides will parade their colours alongside veterans, who will lay wreaths in memory of fallen friends.
Other services are also taking place across the city and include:
The Brighton service – 11am at the War Memorial on the Old Steine.
The Hove service – 2:30pm at All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove.
The Royal British Legion will continue to co-ordinate the Remembrance Activities in Portslade which will take place at Easthill Park Memorial in Manor Road with a wreath laying ceremony taking place at 11am at the Easthill Park Memorial. Please assemble by 10:45 am.
This year, the Hove service will take place in its entirety in All Saints Church on the Drive. This follows a decision by the Remembrance Committee to make the service weatherproof, accessible and more relevant to the community.
A spokesperson for the committee said: “The Remembrance Committee has been considering changes and improvements to the city’s Remembrance Services. We’ve sadly lost quite a number of colleagues and realised things would have to change in order to maintain the dignity and meaning of Remembrance.
“We felt that the least disruptive and most achievable change was to lose the parade in Hove in favour of a more inclusive service at All Saints. We hope those taking part will appreciate why.”
The service will be attended by the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, the Mayor, VIPs and special guests.
Sunday, November 13: The Royal Sussex Regimental Association Remembrance Service.
The Royal Sussex Regiment Memorial, Regency Square, Brighton. A short service will be held at 9am. Please assemble by 8:55 am.
Sunday, November 13: Brighton Parade and Service – War Memorial, Old Steine
Parade will depart from Madeira Drive towards the Old Steine War Memorial for a Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony beginning at 11:00am. Please assemble by 10.55 a.m.
Sunday, November 13: Easthill Park Memorial, Manor Road, Portslade, BN41 2FA
Wreath laying ceremony will take place at 11.00 am at the Easthill Park Memorial. Please assemble by 10:45 am.
Sunday, November 13: Hove Cemetery, Old Shoreham Road (North Gate Memorial followed by South Gate Memorial)
A short wreath-laying ceremony will take place first at the North Gate Memorial at 11.00 a.m., followed by the same ceremony at the South Gate Memorial.
Sunday, November 13: All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove
All Saints Church for a full Service of Remembrance beginning at 2.30pm
Sunday, November 13: Brighton & Hove Branch of the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women’s Service
A service will be held at 4.25pm at Middle Street Synagogue Holland Road, Hove BN1 1AL
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