‘It’s very moving’: Remembrance Sunday parade & service to mark 105th anniversary of armistice

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By Simon Bristow

Hull will once again remember the millions of people who lost their lives in the First World War, and subsequent conflicts, on the 105th anniversary of the 1918 armistice next weekend.

At 10.30am on Sunday, November 12, a parade will leave Pease Street and travel to the city centre Cenotaph before the annual Service of Remembrance takes place at 10.55am.

A procession of civic leaders and dignitaries will make their way to the Cenotaph from Hull Truck Theatre. A two minute silence will be held at 11am.

The Service of Remembrance will be conducted by Rev Dominic Black, Vicar of Hull Minster, and the Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend Dr Eleanor Sanderson.

Following the service, the Lord Mayor and Admiral of the Humber, Councillor Kalvin Neal, will take the salute at the march past.

The march will involve members from a number of veterans’ associations alongside serving members of the armed forces, St John Ambulance and blue light services. The parade will be led by the Humberside Police Band.

The mayor said: “This poignant service is open to all to attend and pay their respects to the millions that gave their lives during the four years of war from 1914 to 1918, and all the conflicts since.

“It is a very moving day and something I feel incredibly grateful to be a part of.”

To accommodate the event Ferensway, Pease Street, West Street, Paragon Street, Brook Street, and North Street will be closed from 6am to 1pm.