Tameside Remembrance 2022

FROM November 11 to 13, the communities making up Tameside will be again be holding remembrance services and ceremonies.

The Civic Mayor, Cllr Mike Glover, said: “Each November we have the opportunity to remember – and pay tribute – to those who fought for our freedom during the two world wars. We also mourn and honour those who have lost their lives in more recent conflicts.

“Today, with our forces still serving around the world, remembrance events are as important as ever and I urge residents to attend the special ceremonies across our borough and to pay their respects to our brave servicemen and women both past and present.”

Friday, 11 November

Dukinfield

Act of remembrance including two minutes’ silence outside the town hall 11am.

Godley

Service of remembrance and wreath-laying at Godley Hill Road war memorial 10.50am.

Millbrook

Service at St James’s Church, 10.50am.

Saturday, 12 November

Audenshaw

Service and wreath-laying at the memorial stone, Ryecroft Hall, at 10.30am.

Service and wreath-laying at the memorial garden, Audenshaw Road (opposite Stamford Road junction) at noon.

Droylsden

Service in the memorial garden, Lumb Lane at 2.30pm.

Sunday, 13 November

Ashton

Central

Parade assembles on Market Street (side of the market hall) at 9am and marches to Ashton Parish Church. After service at 9.45am, parade proceeds to Ashton War Memorial for wreath-laying at 10.45am.

Cockbrook

Service in St Gabriel’s Church, Audley Street, at 10.15am followed by wreath-laying at adjacent war memorial at 11am.

Hurst

Service in St John’s Church at 9.30am. Then procession heads to Hurst Cemetery for wreath-laying at the war memorial at 11am.

Park Bridge

Service at the war memorial in the grounds of Park Bridge Institute at 10.45am.

Waterloo

Parade assembles at Canon Burrows School, Oldham Road, at 2.15pm and heads to near-by war memorial for service at 2.30pm.

Audenshaw

Service and wreath-laying in Audenshaw Cemetery at 3pm.

Denton

Parade assembles at Denton Working Men’s Club, Grosvenor Street, at 10am and heads to Victoria Street remembrance garden to lay wreath. Then goes via Denton Town Hall to war memorial in Victoria Park for service of remembrance at 10.45am.

Denton West

Wreath-laying in Thornley Park at 1.30pm.

Haughton Green

Service at St Mary’s Church (10.30am) followed by a wreath-laying at the war memorial on the south side of the church.

Droylsden

Parade assembles on Church Street at 10am and heads to Droylsden War Memorial for service and wreath-laying at 10.45am.

Dukinfield

Central

Service and wreath-laying at Chapel Hill memorial at 3pm.

Tame Valley

Service hosted by 5th/7th Dukinfield (St John’s) Scouts at Tame Valley War Memorial in Dukinfield Cemetery at 11am.

Hyde

Central

Parade leaves Greenfield Street at 2.10pm proceeding to the town hall for service at 2.30pm followed by wreath-laying at 3pm.

Newton

Parade leaves Rosemount Trinity Methodist Church at 9.45am and heads up Bennett Street to George and Dragon for service and wreath-laying at 10am.

Werneth Low

Parade leaves Lower Higham Visitor Centre, Higham Lane, at 11.45am for service and wreath-laying at Werneth Low war memorial at noon. Vehicular access will be available.

Longdendale

Broadbottom

Parade leaves Broadbottom Community Centre, Lower Market Street, at 10.30am. Act of remembrance at war memorial at 10.45am.

Hollingworth

Service in Hollingworth Methodist Church, Water Lane, at 10am followed by wreath-laying at Mottram Moor war memorial at 10.50am.

Mottram

Remembrance service in Mottram Church at 10.30pm

Mossley

Service and wreath-laying at 10.45am at Mossley War Memorial, Mossley Park, followed by parade to the George Lawton Hall.

Stalybridge

Parade leaves Armentieres Square at 10.30am and heads to Trinity Street war memorial for service and wreath-laying at 10.55am.