2015 Remembrance Sunday events across Sittingbourne
Published: 00:01, 07 November 2015
People will gather on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces.
A two-minute's silence will be held at various locations in town and surrounding villages.
Here's a round-up of what's going on in your area.
- War Memorial, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, from 10.30am for 10.50am, a service will be led by Mrs Pat Tatchell, chaplain to the Sittingbourne and Milton branch of the Royal British Legion. After the service Mayor of Swale Cllr Anita Walker will take a salute as the parade marches past the front of the police station in Central Avenue.
- Church of SS Peter and Paul, Borden, 9.45am, parish eucharist followed by an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial taken by Father John Lewis.
- St Bartholomew Church, Bobbing, 10.45am, an informal service of Remembrance will be led by the Rev Sue Samson and the recently restored war memorial inside the church will be re-dedicated during the service.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Newington, 10am, a service will be taken by lay reader Amanda Lane, followed by an Act of Remembrance at 11am at the war memorial, recently cleaned for free by Sittingbourne’s Co-operative Funeralcare.
- St Mary the Virgin, Upchurch, 10.15am, a service will be taken by the Rev Julian Staniforth and the Rev Mark Ham, with an Act of Remembrance at 11am.
- Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hartlip, 10.15am, a service and Act of Remembrance at 11am will be taken by the Rev Ron Partridge.
- St Margaret’s Church, Lower Halstow, 10.30am, a service will be taken by Mr Alan Swift.
- All Saints’ Church, Iwade, 10.45am, a service with an Act of Remembrance at 11am, will be led by the Rev Captain Stephen Plumb.
- Holy Trinity Church, Milton Regis, 9am parade from Green Porch Close, through Milton Regis, 10am, a service taken by the Rev George Rogers.
- All Saints Church, Murston, 10am, the Rev Lesley Jones will take a service with an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial outside the church at 11am.
- St Giles Church, Tonge, 10.30am, a service will be taken by lay reader Heather Thompson.
- St Mary’s Church, Teynham, 10.45am, the Rev Steve Lillicrap will officiate.
- St Laurence Church, Bapchild, 10am for 10.30am, a service will be taken by reader Angie Daniel.
- Doddington and Newnham War Memorial, 3pm, a service will be taken by the Rev Richard Birch.
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