Penarth Remembrance parade confirmed for 8 November
Penarth’s Remembrance parade will go ahead on Sunday 8 November after arrangements for managing traffic were resolved, the Vale of Glamorgan Council has confirmed. The council’s statement, issued on 21 October, says Penarth Town Council is paying a specialist company to handle traffic management. Those plans had previously left the annual event in doubt.
Penarth Remembrance, Sunday 8 November
- Gather at the cenotaph
- From 09:45
- Commemoration
- 10:00
- Before the march
- Garden of Remembrance, Rectory Road
- Then
- All Saints Church; Ex Serviceman’s Club
When and where to gather
People are asked to assemble at the cenotaph from 9.45am, ahead of the 10am commemoration. Wreaths will be laid, the Last Post sounded and a two-minute silence observed.
The route after the commemoration
The parade will gather outside the Garden of Remembrance on Rectory Road before marching through Penarth to All Saints Church for the Act of Remembrance. After the church service, it will continue to Penarth Ex Serviceman’s Club. The Vale council, Penarth Town Council and the Penarth Veterans Remembrance Parade Committee worked together on the arrangements.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Traffic arrangements were unresolved; TownCouncilhas now funded a specialist and the parade is confirmed.
Assembly is from09:45,15minutes before the10:00commemoration; marching follows the cenotaph observance.