Pendle Mayor leads Remembrance Sunday services across borough
The Mayor of Pendle, Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, will lead Services of Commitment and Remembrance across the borough, with wreath-laying ceremonies taking place in multiple locations on 8 November.
This Remembrance Sunday everyone is welcome to join The Mayor of Pendle and local councillors at Services of Commitment and Remembrance across the borough.
Wreath-laying ceremonies will be taking place on 8 November in Barley, Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Blacko, Brierfield and Reedley, Colne, Earby, Fence, Foulridge, Higham, Laneshaw Bridge, Nelson, Newchurch, Salterforth and Trawden.
His Worship the Mayor of Pendle, Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, will take part in a procession from Colne Legion Club to the town’s Cenotaph for a service and wreath-laying ceremony at 11am.
He will then take part in a wreath-laying service at the Memorial Garden at Barrowford Memorial Park at 12 noon, before attending a Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Nelson town centre at 2pm.
The Mayor said: “Remembrance Sunday is such a poignant day which holds great significance for so many.
“People across Pendle are welcome to join us in remembering the brave men and women who lost their lives in service for our country in World War I, World War II and in conflicts around the world since.”
For a list of all the services taking place, visit https://www.pendle.gov.uk/remembrance