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Remembrance Sunday - Sunday 8 November

Annual Civic Parade and Service

A parade led by Armed Forces personnel, veterans and cadets will set off at 10:50am from Vaughan Parade. It will make its way to the Cenotaph in Princess Gardens, where the traditional two minutes' silence will be observed at 11am. The service will include wreath laying and a maroon firing at the start and end of the silence.

Musical performances will be provided by Bay Brass, Exeter Pipe and Drums, and Unleashed Choir. Cllr Hazel Foster, The Worshipful Mayor of Torbay, will also be in attendance.

A further memorial service will take place at 3pm in the churchyard on Tor Church Road.

Road closures:

Torbay Road will be closed in both directions between Belgrave Road/Shedden Hill and the Torbay Hotel from 9am to 1pm.

Vaughan Parade will be closed from 9am to 1pm. Parking suspensions will be in place along Torbay Road from 1am to 12pm.

The following car parks will remain available:

• Shedden Hill Car Park
• Fleet Walk Car Park
• Beacon Quay Car Park (access via Meadfoot Road or Torwood Street/Victoria Parade only)
• Marina Car Park - please note that vehicles must enter before 9am and will not be able to leave until road closures are lifted at 1pm.

Bus services:

During the road closures, all bus services will arrive and depart from Cary Parade, with bus services operating as normal on Torquay seafront adjacent to and opposite Abbey Park. Buses will be on diversion between Cary Parade and Torquay Seafront.

Armistice Day - Wednesday 11 November

A number of services will take place across Torquay:

11am - Armistice Service and Two Minutes' Silence, Torquay Town Hall

11am - Armistice Service, St Marychurch War Memorial, Fore Street

1pm - Memorial Service, War Memorial, St Mark's Road

7.30pm - Festival of Remembrance, Central Church, Tor Hill Road

The service at Torquay Town Hall will be led by the Torquay branch of the Royal British Legion, with a pistol fired to mark the beginning and end of the two minutes' silence.

We remember those who lost their lives on active service in all conflicts; from the beginning of the First World War right up to the present day. We also remember all those who have served and their families.

The money raised by the Poppy Appeal provides the main source of funding which enables the Royal British Legion to continue to help ex-serving members and their families, as it has done since 1921. In supporting the Poppy Appeal in anyway we are able, we show our respect and appreciation for past and current members of our armed forces. We remember those who have made the supreme sacrifice but also recognise the needs of the survivors and their families. Without your generous donations it would be impossible to carry out this vital work. When you buy your poppy, wear it with pride, in memory of those who have given so much.