Remembrance Day to be marked next month

The city's annual Observance of Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph in St Peter's Square on Sunday, November 12 from 10.30am.

The Band of the West Midlands Fire Service will lead the parade.

Taking part will be detachments of the military past and present, other services and groups from the community young and old.

This year's ceremony coincides almost to the day to the 100th anniversary of the ending of the Battle of Passchendaele, the Third Battle of Ypres.

Wulfruna Street will be closed from 8.30am until approximately 11am for the parade to take place.

The Parade will leave from Wulfruna Street, turn right into Princes’ Square, right into Lichfield Street, continue into Queens’ Square, right into Exchange Street, across Cheapside and conclude in St Peters’ Square.

A drumhead service will take place there followed by a second service inside St Peters Church.

All members of the public are invited to watch the parade and attend the drumhead service to pay tribute to the fallen servicemen and servicewomen of all conflicts.

Attendance at the following service is welcomed but seating may be limited.

Drivers are advised there will be temporary disruption to vehicles approaching the parade route between 10.30am and approximately 10.50am.

For more information about the Observance of Remembrance, contact the Mayor's Office on 01902 554090 or email themayor@wolverhampton.gov.uk.