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MARGATE REMEMBRANCE

 

Remembrance Day Parade and Service

Date and Times:

 

Date: Sunday 8th November 2026

The public/audience, and those wishing to view the Parade and Service, would be advised to be situated in Trinity Square from 10:30 (10.30 am). The service will begin at 10:52 (10.52am), and the Trinity Square War Memorial Service of Remembrance will conclude around 11:30 (11.30am). All times may vary, except the Act of Remembrance which is 11:00 (11.00am) whereby we will join Villages and Towns across the Country in the two minutes of silence to reflect and remember.

For Parade Participants, and for Public Information times are as follows.

Service: Trinity Square, Margate

TIMES WHATS ON WHERE
10:00 (10.00am) Parade Participants Arrive and prepare to be ready to assemble. St Pauls Road, Cliftonville.
10:20 (10.20am)

Parade Falls in order of marching columns, (As directed by the Parade Staff), Standards will be at the Order
10:30 (10.30am)

Parade will step off in column of route entering onto Northdown Road heading down to Trinity Square and the War Memorial (Under direction of the Parade Staff)

 Northdown Road, Cliftonville.
10:35 (10.35am) On approach to the War Memorial the Standard Bearers will be brought back to the Carry. War Memorial, Trinity Square.
10:40 (10.40am)

1st Contingent Arrival
10:45 (10.45am) 2nd Contingent Arrival
10:50 (10.50am) Mayoral Party Arrives
10:52 (10.52am) Service Begins
11:00 (11.00am) Act of Remembrance, Maroons are fired, Exhortation. 

The Last Post is played when all the Standards will dip into towards the War Memorial. Two Minute Silence.

Wreaths will be laid in order of attached document and directed by the Wreath Laying Assistant Parade Marshall.
Service, The Blessing is given by the Chaplain
National Anthem, Two verses are played of the National Anthem, during which the Standards are Dipped. They are recovered on completion without any words of command.
11:30 (11.30am) The Mayor and VIPs along with the Chaplain and Church Party retire from the War Memorial led by the Band. The Mayors and VIPs proceed directly down to the Saluting Dias.
11:35 (11.35am)

First Contingent: The Band will form up at the top of Trinity Hill. The Standards are marched into place behind the Band

Second Contingent: Forms up behind the Band under the direction of the Parade Staff.
11:40 (11.40am)  Parade steps off down Trinity Hill turning into Kings Street and onto to the Sea Front. Trinity Square, Trinity Hill, Kings Street.
11:45 (11.45am) Saluting Dias, The Mayorial Party and VIP's will be at the Dias for the EYES LEFT  
EYES FRONT  
The Parade will turn left after the March Past into Market Street to proceed to Morrison’s Car Park under the direction of the Parade Staff. Market Street
12:00 (12.00pm) Mayors Party and Parade Retires and is Dismissed.  

 

On behalf of the Charter Trustees, Mayors Office and Royal British Legion Margate Branch Officers (Committee) and Members, we would like to invite and welcome you to this year's Remembrance Day Parade and Service to be held in Margate. The Parade Details and Service will be made available nearer the time.

Remembrance Day Parade and Service is a public ceremony held each year in London, and marked by local communities on 11 November, with Remembrance Sunday held locally in towns and villages across the UK on Sunday 8th November, to honour and remember the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in war, conflict, and peacekeeping missions.

 

What is the Parade?

 

The parade is a respectful march through the community. arriving at the Town War Memorial, for a Service of Remembrance, followed by a march off again, it will include:

  • Veterans and current service members

  • Cadets and youth groups

  • Emergency services and community organisations

  • Bands and colour guards carrying flags/standards

 

Margate Sea and Royal Marine Cadets - Band

 

 

1st Margate Boys' & Girls' Brigade - Band

 

Boys and Girls Brigade

 

The parade represents unity, respect, and gratitude, showing that the community stands together in remembrance.

 

 

Remembrance Day Margate Kent

 

What is the Service?

The service is a formal ceremony, held at the war memorial. Key moments will include:

  • The Last Post

  • A two-minute silence at 11:00 am

  • Laying of wreaths and poppies

  • Prayers, readings, or reflections

  • The Reveille and the national anthem

 

 

This part of the event is quiet and reflective, giving people time to think about the cost of freedom and the impact of war.

 

 

 

Why It Matters

 

Remembrance Day is not a celebration—it is a time to remember, reflect, and honour. The parade and service help ensure that the sacrifices made by service members are never forgotten and that future generations understand the importance of peace.

 

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