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Wrexham to sound air raid siren at 11am on Armistice Day

The city marks 11 November with a service on Queens Square, with the Last Post and two-minute silence at 10.59am.

Ellie Williams · Tue 10 Nov, 11:07

The Royal Welch Fusiliers war memorial at Bodhyfryd, Wrexham. Archive photograph from 2013, not this year's service. Rept0n1x / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; cropped.

Original photograph CC BY-SA 3.0

Wrexham will mark Armistice Day on Wednesday 11 November with a service on Queens Square, and the air raid siren will sound across the city centre at 11am, according to Wrexham Council.

At a glance

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Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Place: Queens Square, Wrexham
Last Post: 10.59am
Siren: 11am

Source: Wrexham Council

What happens

A bugler will sound the Last Post at 10.59am and the two-minute silence will be observed. The service is due to last until about 12pm. The council says the public is invited to remember those who fought and lost their lives in the First World War, the Second World War and later conflicts, and that people are encouraged to attend.

Remembrance Sunday

The annual Service of Remembrance was held on Sunday 8 November at the Royal Welch Fusiliers memorial on Bodhyfryd, starting at 10.55am. The council had said barriers would go up at 10.30am on Chester Street, Holt Street and Chester Road for the parade.

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