Annual Remembrance Sunday Service

Annual Remembrance Sunday Service – Sunday 8th November 2026

The service will be held at St James’ Church along with the traditional Wreath Laying Ceremony at the War Memorial in Trowbridge town park. Orders of service will be available at St James’ Church and the War Memorial on Sunday 8th November. You will be able to download a digital copy at the bottom of this page closer to the event.

Military and civic dignitaries will take the salute as the procession passes the saluting dais positioned on Silver Street. After the parade has passed the saluting dais, it will continue on to the War Memorial. The Town Crier will invite wreath layers to come forward and lay their respective wreaths. At the conclusion of the service, the parade will be dismissed after being addressed by the President of the Royal British Legion (Trowbridge Branch).

Please Note: There will be limited seating inside the church so you may need to stand.

Schedule:

09.15 am – Procession forms outside the Town Hall

09.30 am – Procession moves to St James’ Church

09.45 am – Service commences in St James’ Church

10.30 am – Procession re-forms outside St James’ Church

10.40 am – Procession moves towards the war memorial; a salute will be taken en route

10.50 am – Procession arrives at the war memorial in Trowbridge Park

10.55 am – Positions taken at the war memorial

10.57 am – VIPs and Rector arrive in front of the war memorial

10.58 am – Remembrance Service commences

10.59 am – Last Post

11.00 am – Two minutes silence

11.30 am – Remembrance service ends