Our events for Remembrance

Towns and villages across South Holland are gearing-up to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.

This year’s November 11 will have special poignancy as it comes a century after the guns were silenced in the First World War.

Memorials in every community will be decked with poppy wreaths to show that the millions who died in the four-year conflict are not forgotten today.

Surfleet joins Long Sutton in taking part in the Battle’s Over commemoration organised around the country.

In Surfleet, people are asked to gather at the beacon, in Glen Park, at 6.30pm for a reading of the poem Tribute to the Fallen at 6.50pm. Five minutes later a bugler plays The Last Post and the beacon is lit at 7pm. There will be hot soup served in the hall following the event.

The Remembrance Service itself will be held in the church at 10.30am followed by a wreath-laying at the War Memorial.

In Long Sutton, along with the beacon-lighting at 7pm, the names of the town’s fallen from the First World War will also be read.

There will be a Remembrance Trail through the Park Road Cemetery in Holbeach on November 10. A memorial cross will be laid at each of the graves commemorating the 31 fallen soldiers from the First World War discovered in the cemetery with four Second World War grave and one from a later conflict.

The event starts at 2pm from the Chapels and organisers are asking any relatives to make themselves known so they can plant the cross.

The Chapels will be open from noon for a special exhibition being held.

The town’s service at the War Memorial is at 2pm followed by a service at All Saints’ Church at 2.30pm.

There will be a Remembrance Day Service at Moulton Chapel Methodist Church at 10.30am on Sunday, November 11 led by the Rev Alan Barker.

In Spalding, a parade will form-up in the town’s Market Place before moving off at 10.15am to head to Ayscoughfee Gardens.

A service of Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph memorial before the parade returns to the Market Place.

This year, trained volunteers from The Rotary Club of South Holland will be looking after temporary road closures to allow the parade to pass.

They have the authority of a Temporary Road Traffic Regulation Order and organisers are appealing to drivers to be patient on the morning of Sunday, November 11.

The full closure will include the Market Place on Saturday night so it is clear of parking for the following day.

The parade will head through Bridge Street, High Bridge, Churchgate and then Ayscoughfee Gardens.

London Road will be closed at its junction with Vine Street; High Street will be closed at the junction of Holland Road; Church Street will close at the junction with Love Lane and Halmergate and Cowbit Road will be closed at its junction with Church Gate and Love Lane.

As soon as the parade passes, the roads will re-open.