Remembrance Sunday

Held on Sunday 8 November, the people of Leeds are once again invited to join the Lord Mayor, Councillor Stephen Holroyd as he lays a wreath at the war memorial on Victoria Gardens on behalf of the city.

At 10:50am a Civic procession will leave Leeds Civic Hall and head to Victoria Gardens where a number of wreaths will be laid by dignitaries. This procession will as tradition, follow behind ex-service men and women plus members of ex-service organisations and current serving military organisations who will gather outside Leeds Museum for 10:30am before marching to the war memorial.

Led by the Rt Rev’d Bishop Arun Arora, Bishop of Kirkstall, the multi-faith service will be shown on two big screens around the war memorial to allow members of the public who are not near the front to watch the proceedings. At 11am there will be a two-minute silence which will be preceded by a bugler who will sound the Last Post. After the service, the Lord Mayor and civic representatives will proceed to the steps of the Civic Hall where a salute and march past will take place.