Huddersfield will remember the fallen with a parade and service in the town centre on Remembrance Sunday (November 10).

The traditional remembrance parade will start from Huddersfield Town Hall at 10.30am and head for Huddersfield Parish Church where a Service of Remembrance will be held at 10.50 am.

After the service the parade will re-form and return to the Town Hall where the Deputy Mayor of Kirklees Clr Liz Smaje will address the parade on Ramsden Street.

Kirklees Council leader Clr Carole Pattison said: “Remembrance Sunday is one of our most important days in the year when we come together to honour and remember the brave members of the armed forces who have served our country.

“We owe them a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid, but we can ensure their memories live on by striving to build communities that value kindness, inclusion and unity.

“Coming together, supporting one another, and working towards common goals we can truly honour the sacrifices made by our armed forces personnel.

“We should stand together, not just in remembrance, but in our daily lives, embracing our different cultures and heritages with the understanding of mutual respect.”

A number of roads will be closed in Huddersfield and parking will not be permitted on the parade route and surrounding areas from 8am.

Here is the list and times of the road closures:

8am – 1pm

  • Corporation Street (from Princess Street to Ramsden Street)

9.30 am – 1pm

  • High Street – (Market Street to Ramsden Street)
  • Wood Street (St Peter’s Street to Kirkgate)
  • Victoria Lane (Ramsden Street to King Street)
  • Ramsden Street (Albion Street to Victoria Lane/Peel Street)
  • New Street (Ramsden Street to Market Place)
  • Market Place (New Street to Kirkgate)
  • Kirkgate (from Market Place/John William Street to Byram Street)
  • Byram Street (Kirkgate to St Peter’s Street)

Armistice Day commemorations, on Monday November 11, are being organised by individual organisations with people encouraged to observe the two-minute silence wherever they may be at 11am.

Image of a poppy projected onto Victoria Tower at Castle Hill by: Huddersfield Hub photographer SEAN DOYLE