
Towns and cities across the north-west of England will host services to remember the courage of those who served in the armed forces and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Events to mark Remembrance Sunday are observed on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day.
Here are some of the services and parades taking place in the region.
Merseyside
Cheshire
Greater Manchester
Manchester: Veterans, military personnel and cadets, led by the Greater Manchester Police’s Band, will march from John Dalton Street to the Cenotaph in St Peter’s Square, where a service will be held at 11:00.
Wigan: The procession will leave the Town Hall on Library Street at 10:30 and head to the War Memorial in All Saints’ Gardens for a service. The procession will then proceed into the Parish Church.
Bolton: A service and march past will take place in Victoria Square, beginning at 10:56.
Bury: The parade will leave Knowsley Street at 10:30 and head to the War Memorial outside Bury Parish Church for the service. More information of other services in the borough here.
Oldham: The parade will assemble at New Radcliffe Street at 10:20 and proceed to the War Memorial opposite the Old Town Hall at 10:30. More details for other services in the borough here.
Stockport: A procession of service units, ex-servicemen’s, civilian and youth organisations from the Armoury to the Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery will start at 10:25. A civic procession from Stockport Town Hall to the Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery will begin at 10:45 followed by a two-minute silence and civic act of remembrance at 11:00.
Salford: The parade will depart from the A6 outside the Old Pint Pot Pub at 10:25 before a service at the Cenotaph on Albert Bentley Place, The Crescent at 10:45. Further information on other services here.
Tameside: A number of services will be held across the borough.
Trafford: Events will be held in towns and villages across the borough, including parades in Sale, Stretford, Urmston and Hale, and services in Altrincham, Bowdon, Hale Barns and Partington.
Lancashire
South Ribble: The parade will start at 10:30 followed by a short service at the Cenotaph and a later service at St Mary’s Church in Leyland.
Preston: Remembrance Sunday events will run from 11:00 to 13:00 at the Cenotaph at the Flag Market.
Blackpool: The service will begin at 10:55 at the war memorial on the Promenade., featuring the two minutes’ silence, a service of remembrance, and a wreath-laying ceremony followed by a short parade at about 11:45.
Burnley: The parade will set off from Curzon Street at 10:20, making its way through St James’ Street and Parker Lane before arriving at the Peace Gardens outside Burnley Library for the service at 10:50.
Chorley: The parade will set off from St Thomas’s Road and will make it way directly to the Cenotaph in Astley Park via Market Street and Park Road for the service at 10:45.
Fylde: Services will be held in St Annes, Lytham, Kirkham and Wesham.
Pendle: A number of services are planned across Pendle including in Barnoldswick, Colne and Nelson.
West Lancashire: Services will be held in Ormskirk, Aughton, Burscough, Halsall, Lathom, Skelmersdale and Up Holland.
Hyndburn: Several events will be taking place around the borough to mark this year’s Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

