Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Islington

On Sunday 13 November, Remembrance Sunday will be marked in Islington with a parade and a service, which will include a wreath-laying ceremony.

Service units and veterans will gather at 9:30am on Highbury Fields, before marching down Upper Street. They will be joined at the Town Hall by the Mayor of Islington, Cllr Marian Spall, councillors, emergency services, religious leaders and representatives of civilian units and organisations. The parade will then continue down Upper Street to Islington Green, where an inter-faith service will begin at 10:40am.

The service will feature a two-minute silence at 11:00am, prayers led by faith leaders and military bugle calls, as well as an opportunity for attendees to lay their wreaths at Islington Green War Memorial.

Two further services will follow across the borough:

• Residents are invited to assemble near the war memorial in Spa Green Garden, near the corner of Roseberry Avenue and Gloucester Way, for a Remembrance Sunday service beginning at 12:00pm.
• A Remembrance Sunday Community Event in the Royal Northern Gardens, Manor Gardens (near Holloway Road) will begin at 1:30pm.

The council will also hold a short Armistice Day ceremony from 10:55am on Friday 11 November, during which the national two-minute silence will be observed. Members of the public wishing to take part can gather on the Town Hall forecourt.

Cllr Marian Spall, Mayor of Islington, said: “Remembrance Sunday, which marks the end of the First World War, is a time for us all to pause, reflect and remember all the people who have kept us safe through their service and sacrifice. We will never forget them.

“I would like to invite all Islington residents to join us at one of our memorial events. I will be proud to lay a wreath at the service to show my respects.”

Cllr Troy Gallagher, Islington Council’s Armed Forces Champion, said: “Remembrance Day is such an important time for our brilliant Armed Forces and veteran community. The people of Islington are always fantastic at showing support and I hope they will again this year by joining us to pay thanks at one of the events.”

The Mayor is supporting the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal, which raises money to help support serving and ex-serving members of the Armed Forces community and their families. Poppies can be purchased from reception at the Town Hall and the council’s customer contact centre at 222 Upper Street.