What time is Remembrance Sunday in Colchester and Southend-on-Sea today is set by two fixed starts: Colchester’s remembrance service and wreath-laying will begin at 10:45 GMT, while Southend’s parade will assemble at Prittlewell Square from 10:15 before the service starts at 11:00.
Ed Rankin said, “I would invite everyone to join us in standing shoulder-to-shoulder to remember the sacrifice of all who have given their lives for others.” In Southend, Tony Cox said, “I encourage all residents and visitors to join us at the cenotaph as we remember the fallen, support our veterans, and pay tribute to those who continue to serve today.”
Colchester High Street
In Colchester, soldiers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade will parade with civic dignitaries, and the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas will provide music for the commemorations. Colchester High Street will be closed to traffic from 08:00 until 13:00, and after the service the mayor will take the salute at the Town Hall as the parade proceeds along the High Street.
Southend-on-Sea route
Southend’s parade will assemble at Prittlewell Square at 10:15, move along Clifftown Parade to the cenotaph at 10:45, and reach the service of remembrance at 11:00. A Royal Artillery gun placed in Cliff Gardens will mark the start and end of the national two-minute silence, and temporary road closures around the cenotaph area will run from 08:00 to 13:00 across Westcliff Parade, Clifton Terrace and Prittlewell Square.
Colchester and Southend
Veterans, serving personnel and members of uniformed organisations have been invited to take part in the Southend parade, while the Colchester event is built around the service, wreath-laying and parade past the Town Hall. The headline refers to Essex’s three cities, but the detailed timings provided here cover only Colchester and Southend-on-Sea, leaving Chelmsford without route or service times in the material shown.
For residents and visitors trying to move through either city centre today, the practical markers are already set: Colchester’s closure starts at 08:00 and ends at 13:00, Southend’s parade begins at 10:15, and the national silence is marked at 11:00 in Southend. Those are the timings that shape access, not the broader commemorative language around the day.
