On Remembrance Sunday (10 November), the country will stop to commemorate the sacrifice of our armed forces, past and present. You can attend a local service; with 3 key, traditional events being held on the morning.

Armistice Day marks the end of the First World War in 1918 and at 11am there is traditionally a 2-minute silence – at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – to remember those who died. This will be held up and down the country on Monday 11 November – including outside Ealing Town Hall.

Remembrance Sunday is held on the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day and tends to be when most memorial services are held and it has now come to represent remembrance of all those who have lost lives or made sacrifices because of war, as well as those who put their lives at risk now.

Remembrance Sunday

Mayor of Ealing, Councillor Yvonne Johnson, will attend the Remembrance Sunday parade and ceremony at Ealing War Memorial on Ealing Green, in front of Pitzhanger Manor, with a 2-minute silence at 11am. The King’s representative, Deputy Lieutenant Richard Kornicki, will be attending the service. Council leader Peter Mason will also be there, along with the council’s chief executive Tony Clements.

In Greenford, the local branch of the Royal British Legion will march to Greenford War Memorial from its headquarters in Oldfield Lane South for a public service at 11am. Deputy mayor, Councillor Anthony Kelly, will attend along with Councillor Louise Brett, deputy leader and cabinet member for safe and genuinely affordable homes.

At 10:45am at the Southall War Memorial, The Green, Southall, people will gather for the Remembrance Service which will include a 2-minute silence at 11am. Attendees are then invited to St John’s Church in Church Avenue for a short ceremony and refreshments. The immediate past mayor of Ealing, Councillor Hitesh Tailor, is due to attend with council cabinet member for decent living incomes, Councillor Kamaljit Nagpal.

Council leader Peter Mason said: “This is an important time in the national calendar for us to all come together, to pause and remember all those who have lost their lives in war. It is also a time for us to give thanks to those who fought for our freedom. By coming together at memorials across our borough, we recommit ourselves to never forget the huge sacrifices made by others.”

Committed to supporting veterans

The council has an Armed Forces Covenant in place, confirming its commitment to supporting veterans and those who are demobilising out of the armed forces with housing and education. This includes information on housing, employment, welfare, education and health services. Ealing Council is a forces-friendly employer which provides at least an extra 5 days’ paid leave to reservists for training.

Read more

You can read more about the origins of our local war memorials. You can also visit the local history section of this website to see lots of stories on how local life, and lives, were affected by the 2 world wars – including some extraordinary and moving tales of those who have fought and died, and those who suffered during the Holocaust.