10 special Derbyshire Armistice Day and Remembrance Day services to pay your respects in 2023

Remembrance Day is a time when the country comes together to remember those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today. The First World War ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.

Since then, November 11, or Armistice Day, has been enshrined as a day for people to reflect and gather to pay respects in an act of national remembrance. Events similar to Remembrance Sunday which are observed on November 11 include Veterans Day in the United States.

The day is marked with a two-minute silence at 11am which people observe in Britain, the Commonwealth countries and across Europe. Although Remembrance Day is on Saturday, November 11, this year, Remembrance Sunday services will take place on Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Remembrance Day services in Derby 2023

Alfreton

The parade will leave Alfreton House at 10.45am on Sunday November 12, 2023. A church service will follow.

Refreshments will be available at St Martin’s Church. Those wanting to travel into Alfreton by car or public transport should be mindful that road closures will be in place at around this time at the memorial.

More information can be found on their Facebook page by clicking here.

Ashbourne

A Remembrance Sunday parade will take place in Ashbourne Town Centre on the 12th November.

The procession starts at Market Place outside the ex-servicemen's club at around 10am. There will be veterans, serving military, cadets, councillors, fire service personnel, cubs, scouts, guides and the town band.

At approximately 10.20am, the roads will close and the parade, headed by the band will make its way along St John Street and Church Street. It will head to St Oswalds for a service at around 10.45am.

At 11.25am the roads will close again and the parade will make its way to the war memorial where wreaths will be laid and a short speech given. The parade will start its final leg at 12pm which is when it will start heading back to the Market Place.

People are advised to expect long delays with road closures throughout the day. For more information about this service visit this website by clicking here.

Bakewell

There are two events over the course of the weekend.

Saturday November 11, 2023

11am – Bath Gardens WW2 memorial area. Last Post followed by 2 minutes of silence and short service to mark 11/11.

Afterwards – Bakewell Memorial Cottage Nursing Home – wreath laying and Last Post.

Followed by marking of the war graves in Bakewell Cemetery, Yeld Road. Small crosses will be placed on each of the 13 graves.

7pm – Bakewell Silver Band will perform at the town hall. The concert will play popular swing-era and wartime music.

The bar will be open and tickets can be purchased for £10 from Bakewell Pet Supplies on Water Street.

Sunday November 12, 2023

10.30am - Parade members start to arrive on Market Street outside The Queens Pub. Parade forms behind Bakewell Silver Band.

10.50am - The parade march starts with Standards flying, to The Square. The parade gathers around the WW1 memorial.

11am – Last Post sounded, followed by 2 minutes of silence. Wreaths will then be laid around the memorial.

A short service follows, then the parade marches up South Church Street to Bakewell Parish Church for the Service of Remembrance. The names of all the towns fallen are read out by members of Bakewell Youth Theatre.

Images will be projected onto the big screen while the Bakewell Band play and refreshments will be provided in The Newark area afterwards. All residents and visitors are warmly invited to all the events.

For more information about these events visit the Bakewell Council website by clicking here.

Chesterfield

This year’s Remembrance Sunday Service will be held on November 12, 2023 at 10.45am at the War Memorial in Barnes Park. All are welcome to attend and more information can be found by clicking here.

Derby

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, troops from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 148 Divisional Support Company, as well as members of local veteran and youth organisations, will be parading through the city centre. The Very Revd Dr Peter Robinson, Dean of Derby will lead a short service at 11am during which a two-minute silence will be observed.

Wreaths will then be laid at the War Memorial. People are invited to observe the proceedings which will begin at 10.55am, and pay their respects.

People can watch from dedicated public viewing areas on Market Place and also a large screen will stream live footage.

Those unable to attend can watch the parade and service live on Derby Council’s YouTube channel which you can access by clicking here.

High Peak - Buxton, Glossop, Hadfield

There are three services taking place across High Peak on Sunday, November 12, 2023 to mark Remembrance Sunday.

In Buxton, the service takes place at the Buxton War Memorial, The Slopes from 10.50am. The service will be conducted by The Revd Andrew Parker & The Revd Sandra Doore.

Following the service, refreshments will be available in The Conservatory, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton.

In Glossop, the service will take place at Glossop Cenotaph, Norfolk Square from 10.50am. The service will be conducted by Rev Norman W Shaw BA(Hons) GradDipTh and Fr Martin Sylvester STB MA.

Refreshments will be available at Bradbury Community House, Glossop after the service.

In Hadfield, the service will take place at Hadfield Cenotaph from 10.50am. The service will be conducted by Rev Chris Nowak and refreshments will be available at Hadfield Hall after the service.

For more information about High Peak Remembrance Sunday Services visit the council’s website by clicking here.

Matlock Town Council

On November 11, a short service is held at 11am at Park Head each year. This town council organises its Sunday Remembrance services with the Royal British Legion which will take place on Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Service times that are scheduled to occur across Matlock are as follows:

• 11am at Pic Tor War Memorial
• 11.30am at Starkholmes War Memorial
• 2.45pm parade through Matlock
• 3pm at Park Head, Hall Leys Park is the main service for the town

Members of the public are welcome to attend any or all of the above Remembrance services.

For more information visit the Matlock Town Council website by clicking here. 

Mickleover

The Remembrance Day Parade will start at the Royal British Legion club on Poppyfields Drive before 9.45 am on Sunday November 12, 2023. The  Parade will start at 10.20am for the memorial at All Saints Church.

After the service, the Parade will make its way along the Parade route to Poppyfields Drive. For more updates about this event visit the Our Mickleover community group Facebook page by clicking here.

Ripley

The annual Remembrance Parade will take place on Sunday, November 12, 2023. The Parade will leave the Co-op car park at 10.35am and proceed towards All Saints’ Church for a service in the churchyard at 10.50am.

The Dismissal will follow on Ripley Market Place. Road closures will be in place from approximately 10am until early afternoon in and around Ripley Town Centre.

For updates and further information about this event visit Ripley Town Council Facebook page by clicking here.

Swadlincote

Remembrance services span two days over the coming weekend. There will be a short service on Armistice Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 10.50am - 11.15am on The Delph outside Swadlincote Town Hall.

On Remembrance Sunday (November 12, 2023), there will be a Remembrance Sunday Parade that will start at The Delph, Swadlincote and culminate in an outdoor service and wreath laying at the War Memorial Gates at Eureka Park. Here are the full timings for both days.

Armistice Day, Saturday November 11, 2023

• 10.45am Gather on The Delph outside the Town Hall
• 10.50am  Service commences
• 10.56am  Exhortation
• 10.57am  Sounding of the Last Post
• 11.00am  Two minutes silence
• 11.02am  Blessing and end of service

Remembrance Day, Sunday November 12, 2023

• 9.30am  Service at Hill Street Baptist Church
• 10.25am  Parade forms up on The Delph
• 10.35am Parade marches off
• 10.45am  Parade arrives at the Memorial Gates, Eureka Park
• 10.50am  Service commences
• 11.00am  Two minutes silence
• 11.02am  Wreath laying
• 11.15am Blessing and end of service
• Indoor Evening Services
• 4pm at Emmanuel Church, Church Street, Swadlincote

For more information about these events visit South Derbyshire website by clicking here.

There are a number of Remembrance services in Derby, here is our list. If we have missed a Remembrance Day event off the list please email [email protected]