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Remembrance Sunday Service

Release Date: 04/11/2008

A Remembrance Sunday Service will be held at St. Chad's Church in Shrewsbury on Sunday 9th November 2008 at 9.45 a.m.

A Civic Procession will leave the Music Hall, The Square at 9.15 a.m. following the route of the High Street, Mardol Head and St. John's Hill to St. Chad's Church. The Mayor, Councillor Mrs Anne Chebsey and other Civic Dignitaries will process along with units of HM Forces and Service organisations to music from the Band of the Mercian Regiment who are based at Wolverhampton.

There will be a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in The Quarry at 11.00 a.m., where Last Post will be sounded. This will be followed by a march past the saluting base on St. Chad's Terrace.

For more information on this subject, please contact:

Mrs. Carol Pullen, Mayor's Secretary, Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.

Tel. 01743 281038

email carol.pullen@shrewsbury.gov.uk

Media contact:

Jon King, Events and Media Officer.
Tel. 01743 281016
Author: hbenbow Date of last revision:  04 November 2008 Date of expiry:  none