The annual Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service will be held on Sunday, 8 November. The outdoor service will take place at the War Memorial at Battery Rocks, led by Rev Jacky Wise. The service will prominently feature the Cornish language, with translated prayers to be read by the Mayor of Penzance, Cllr Andy Law.
Key timings for Remembrance Sunday include the Civic Parade forming up at 10:15am in the forecourt of St John’s Hall. The parade will then depart at 10:35am for the march to the War Memorial, with the Remembrance Service and wreath laying commencing at 10:55am. Members of the public are welcome to attend the parade and service.
Following the service, the Penzance Royal British Legion will host refreshments and a buffet at their clubhouse on Bread Street, which is open to all. A rolling road closure will be in effect from 10:30am to 10:50am along Alverton Street, The Greenmarket, Market Place, Chapel Street, Under Chapel Yard, and Battery Road.
Armistice Day will be observed on Wednesday, 11 November, with a two-minute silence at 11am. A short service, led by Rev Derath Durkin and featuring Cornish prayers read by Mayor Cllr Andy Law, will precede the silence at the Memorial Gardens in Penlee Park. The public is invited to gather in the gardens from 10:45am.
