Beverley will once again unite in solemn remembrance on Sunday, 8th November 2026, as the town honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

This year’s Remembrance Day Parade will begin with participants assembling at 10.00am in the School Lane car park. At 10.15am, the parade will form up under the guidance of personnel from the Defence School of Transport, before stepping off at 10.30am to march through the town towards Beverley Minster.

A Service of Remembrance will commence at 10.50am within the Minster, marking the traditional two minutes’ silence and the laying of wreaths in memory of the fallen. The service is expected to conclude at approximately 11.50am, after which parade members will reform outside and march through the town centre to Hengate and into the Memorial Gardens.

Civic dignitaries and leaders of the Armed Forces will take the salute at Market Cross in Saturday Market Place as the parade passes.

A service and wreath-laying ceremony will follow at the cenotaph in Memorial Gardens at around 12.30pm, providing a moment for reflection and gratitude. The formal proceedings are expected to conclude by 1.00pm, and attendees are asked to remain in the gardens until the parade has reformed and marched off.

Following the ceremony, refreshments will be available at St Mary’s Parish Hall, offering an opportunity for the community to gather and share memories of those who served.

The event, is one of Beverley’s most poignant annual occasions, bringing together residents, service personnel, veterans, and young people to ensure that we will remember them.

Road closures and traffic arrangements

A number of road closures and rolling traffic restrictions will be in operation to allow the parade to take place safely.

The following roads will be closed:

• Hengate – 11.30am to 2pm.
• Saturday Market – 6am to 1.30pm.
• Minster Yard South – 6am to 1.30pm.
• School Lane – 10am to 2pm.
• Sow Hill – 11.30am to 1.30pm.
• Highgate – 10am to 1.30pm.

Rolling closures will also affect New Walkergate, Eastgate, Railway Street, Lord Roberts Road, Wednesday Market, Butcher Row, Toll Gavel and Old Waste, between 10am and 1.30pm.

All the listed roads will remain accessible to emergency services and pedestrians.

Remembrance services across the Beverley area

Other Remembrance Sunday services will also be held at churches and community venues across the Beverley Life area on November 8.

The published schedule includes:

• 9.30am: Walkington Methodist Church.
• 10.30am: St Paul’s, Tickton.
• 10.30am: St Peter’s, Woodmansey.
• 10.30am: Beverley Baptist Church.
• 10.30am: Toll Gavel United Church.
• 10.30am: Tickton Methodist Church.
• 10.30am: St Mary’s, Brandesburton.
• 10.45am: St Leonard’s, Molescroft.
• 10.45am: Norwood Methodist Church.
• 10.45am: St Catherine’s Church, Leconfield.

The commemorations will provide an opportunity for communities across the area to come together to remember those who lost their lives in conflicts and to honour the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces