Public not allowed to attend scaled down Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Burnley due to Covid 19 restrictions

Burnley's Remembrance Sunday ceremony will be severely limited this year due to the town being placed in Tier 3 of Covid 19 restrictions.
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The restrictions mean the public will not be allowed to attend a low key ceremony at the cenotaph outside Burnley Library on Sunday, November 8th.

But they will have the opportunity to lay their own tributes after the dismissal of the standard bearers throughout the rest of the day. These rules also apply to the cenotaph at Towneley.

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The Mayor of Burnley Coun. Wajid Khan will lay a wreath sometime prior to Remembrance Sunday.

A low key ceremony will mark Remembrance Sunday in Burnley this yearA low key ceremony will mark Remembrance Sunday in Burnley this year
A low key ceremony will mark Remembrance Sunday in Burnley this year

Bill Allott, who is the chairman of the Royal British Legion Burnley and Padiham branch, along with standard bearers will pay their respects and a two minute silence will be observed at 11am.

The Last Post and Revellie will be played via a recording before the service closes.

Mr Allott said: " In line with government and Royal British Legion guidelines there will be no marching parade

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"The branch has no other option than to make these changes. We must however show our respects in line with Royal Charter but would also ask members of the public not to attend to avoid mass gatherings.

"We really appreciate the public's support during these very difficult times."

Mr Allott has also appealed for the public to support the annual poppy appeal which is also being restricted by the pandemic.

The RBL office, based in Burnley Market Hall, will be open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to noon and supermarkets, shops and other outlets across the town will be selling poppies.

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Mr Allott said: "It will be extremely difficult with the poppy appeal this year. In 2018 the Branch raised almost £84,000 for the appeal to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.

"Last year it was about £54,000, but this year I fear we will be well down on that."