Reading will hold two Remembrance events on Sunday 8 November and Wednesday 11 November, giving the town two chances to mark what day is Remembrance Day. The main service and parade are set for the town centre on 8 November, followed by a two-minute silence at Forbury Gardens War Memorial on 11 November.
Liz Terry and Reading
Liz Terry, the leader of Reading Borough Council, said: "Our town's two Remembrance events are an important time of reflection for everyone and a time to pay tribute to the bravery, selflessness and courage of our personnel, both past and present." Reading’s programme splits the observance across two dates, with the silence on 11 November adding a separate moment to the Sunday events.
Dorset and Bournemouth
Across Dorset, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, communities will gather on Sunday 8 November and Wednesday 11 November to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day. Remembrance Sunday is traditionally the second Sunday of November each year, while Armistice Day is always on 11 November to mark the moment World War One ended.
Dorset’s annual Remembrance Service on Armistice Day takes place at County Hall Dorchester from 10:55 GMT. In Bournemouth, the annual service of Remembrance is on Sunday at the Cenotaph in the Central Gardens at 10:55, with the parade starting from Bournemouth Tennis Courts at 10:35 and led by the Salvation Army and BCCF Marching Bands.
Weymouth and Wokingham
Weymouth’s Remembrance parade and service is at the Weymouth War Memorial on the promenade on Sunday. In Wokingham, Wokingham Town Council will lead a two-minute silence on Armistice Day, and a parade is being co-ordinated for 15:00.
The dates give communities a clear split between the Sunday observance and the Armistice Day silence, with Reading and Wokingham carrying events into Wednesday after the main Sunday services. For readers planning to attend, the key details are the town centre service in Reading on 8 November, the silence at Forbury Gardens War Memorial on 11 November, and the 15:00 parade in Wokingham.
