Remembrance Sunday

Spennymoor Town Council

Remembrance Day and Armistice Day Service

Please click on the link below to view the order of service for Remembrance Sunday….

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic and taking into account the recently  announced national and local government restrictions we can advise that Spennymoor Town Council will not be hosting the annual Remembrance Day Service in Town Hall or the Parade on Sunday 8th November.

We understand this news will be disappointing to those who are usually part of the parade and the hundreds of residents who pay their respects.  The safety and welfare of residents, veterans etc has to be our priority during this crucial time.

To commemorate Remembrance there will be a short service at the War Memorial in Spennymoor which will be filmed and livestreamed to Youtube.  Various Members of the Council will also be placing wreaths at the memorials in Tudhoe Cemetery, Byers Green and Kirk Merrington.

We will also provide an A4 Remembrance Poster which is for you to cut out and display so that you can show your support and pay your respects (a link is at the bottom of this article).

There is usually a collection for the Royal British Legion during the Remembrance Day Service which has in past years raised £400+, and the Town Council will be making a donation of £500 to the Royal British Legion in lieu of the collection.

On 11^th November there will also be a small ceremony in the market place.

The Town Council would ask that the public do not attend either of the above events to ensure that those who will be in attendance to conduct the services, and pay respects on behalf of the Town, i.e. the clergy, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Mayor and Consort are kept safe.  If people do gather, the ceremonies may have to be cut short to ensure that Government Guidance is complied with and people are kept safe – UNLIKE PREVIOUS YEARS THERE WILL BE NO ROAD CLOSURE AT THE WAR MEMORIAL.

In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday, from Monday 2^nd November to Wednesday 4^th November, members of the public and organisations are invited to drop off wreaths and crosses at the Town Hall main entrance if they so wish between the hours of 10am – 4pm, also on Tuesday 3^rd between 5pm and 7pm.  These will be sanitised and then placed on the memorial prior to the service.  There will be a table placed in the foyer and a short form to complete.  These forms will be used to collate a list of individuals and organisations that the Parade Marshall will read out following the short service at the War Memorial.  This will also be filmed and livestreamed and subsequently uploaded to the Town Council’s website.

Please avoid attending the War Memorial in Spennymoor between the hours of 10am – 11.45 am on the 8^th November to allow the event to proceed unhindered.  The public are obviously able to lay wreaths and pay their respects any time outside these hours.  We thank you in advance for your co-operation.

Please refer to the Town Council website on the morning of Sunday 8^th November for details on how to livestream the event.