Remembrance events 2019

A number of services are being held to mark this year’s Remembrance Day attended by civic leaders.

2pm, Sunday 27 October - Bear Road Cemetery

Act of Remembrance wreath laying ceremony - World War II Memorial, Bear Road Cemetery, Brighton, BN2 4DA.

11am, Thursday 7 November - War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton

Blessing in the Garden of Remembrance, War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EN. Please assemble by 10.50am.  

9am, Sunday 10 November - Royal Sussex Regiment Memorial

The Royal Sussex Regimental Association Remembrance Service at the Royal Sussex Regiment Memorial, Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FJ. Please assemble by 8.55am.

10am, Sunday 10 November - All Saints Church, Hove

Remembrance Service, All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove, BN3 3QE.

10.45am, Sunday 10 November - Easthill Park Memorial, Portslade

Wreath laying ceremony at Easthill Park Memorial, Manor Road, Portslade, BN41 2FA. Please assemble by 10.30am. 

A parade will assemble at St Nicholas CE Primary School at 10.15am and the ceremony will be followed by refreshments in St Nicholas Church Hall. 

11am, Sunday 10 November - War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton

A parade will depart from Madeira Drive towards the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EN for a service and wreath laying ceremony. Please assemble by 10.45am. 

11am, Sunday 10 November - Hove Cemetery

Two short wreath-laying ceremonies are being held in Hove Cemetery, Old Shoreham Road, BN3 7EF. The first at the North Gate Memorial, followed by another at the South Gate Memorial.

12 noon, Sunday 10 November - The Green, Rottingdean

A parade will depart from south Rottingdean to The Green for a wreath laying ceremony.

2.30pm, Sunday 10 November - War Memorial, Grand Avenue, Hove

Memorial service and a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2NA. Please assemble by 2.20pm. 

11am, Monday 11 November - Armistice Day

Services to observe two minutes silence are being attended by the Mayor at the Hove War Memorial, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2NA and by the Deputy Mayor at the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EN.

Road closures

Sunday 10 November 2019

  • Brighton - Pavilion Parade, Castle Square, Old Steine, Aquarium Roundabout and Madeira Drive from around 10am to 12 noon
  • Hove - Grand Avenue from around 2pm to 3.15pm
  • Portslade - Locks Hill, South Road, Manor Road, Easthill Drive to Easthill Park and return to Parish Centre from around 10.30am to 10.45am and 11.20am to 11.40am
  • Rottingdean – (High Street & The Green) from around 11.30am to 1pm

Monday 11 November 2019

  • Hove - Grand Avenue, Hove form around 10.45am to 11.20am