Daventry Will Remember

A Royal British Legion Remembrance Day Parade and Service will take place in Daventry on Sunday 10th November 2024. The parade will commence at 10.30am outside the Argos store on Daventry High Street. The parade will then proceed along the High Street to Abbey Street before finishing at the War Memorial where a short service will be held to include the calling of the Roll of Honour and laying of wreaths. Traditionally crowds gather around the War Memorial for the short service and take part in a two-minute silence at 11.00am.

Members of the public are also invited to attend a 11.30am Remembrance Day service at the Holy Cross Church after the parade.

The parade will be led by the Parade Master with Councillors and Civic Dignitaries joined also by organisations and community groups from across Daventry.

Parade Master, W01 RSM O'Brien, Aidan - Regimental Sergeant Major has issued the following invitation:
"Dear Veterans & Serving Personnel of Daventry, polish your medals, place your headdresses on with pride and join myself and many other proud men and women as we parade through our town this Remembrance Sunday in honour of the fallen, form up and be fell in outside Argos for 1015hrs. Now and forever, we remember.

Residents of Daventry, you are cordially invited to join us for a solemn tribute March in honour of our fallen heroes. Your presence is a tribute to their sacrifice. Let us unite in remembrance. Their dreams became your tomorrows. All they would ask is that you should never forget what they gave."

On Monday 11th November 2024 at 11am, a short service will also take place to mark Armistice Day at the brick gazebo at the top of Sheaf Street, outside the Post Office.

Cllr Karen Tweedale, Mayor of Daventry will also be marching in the Parade and said: "It will be an honour to stand alongside members of the armed forces and fellow Daventry residents to pay tribute to the fallen service men and women from across Britain and the Commonwealth countries. The parade is a reminder for today's generation of the sacrifice those in the past have made. It is important that we never forget the bravery of those who served during the World Wars and all conflicts that have taken place since."

Please click here for a copy of the Daventry Remembrance Service Sheet.