TOWNS and villages across Conwy will gather this Remembrance Sunday to commemorate those who gave their lives for ours.
Listed below are the planned arrangements for Colwyn Bay, Conwy town, Llandudno and Old Colwyn.
Colwyn Bay
Sunday, 13 November
- 9.45am - Service commences at St Paul’s Church
- 10.20am - Parade forms up on Woodland Road East
- 10.30am - Parade from St Paul’s Church to the War Memorial, Queen’s Gardens
- 10.50am - Continuation of Service and Laying of Wreaths
Conwy Town
Sunday, 13 November
- 10.45am - Service at the Cenotaph Bodlondeb followed by a service at St Mary’s Church, Conwy
Llandudno
Sunday, 13 November
- 9.25am - Assembly in Trinity Square, prior to entry into the Church of the Holy Trinity, and seats should be occupied by 9.35
- 9.45am - Service of Remembrance at the Church of the Holy Trinity followed by a service at the war memorial
- 10.20am - Parade to assemble in Trinity Square, under the command of the Parade Marshal
- 10.35am - Parade will move off turning left onto Mostyn Street and onto the Promenade via St. Georges Plaice, turning left in the direction of the war memorial where the parade will be guided to form a hollow square facing the memorial
- 10.55am - Assembly and short address by the Royal British Legion
- 11.00 am Two minutes’ silence and a sounding of The Last Post
- Representative of the Royal British Legion, Llandudno Branch will recite the following: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them”.
- Crowd response - "We will remember them"
- "The Legion of the Living salutes the Legion of the Dead"
- Crowd response - "We will not break faith with ye"
- Then the laying of the wreaths will commence, followed by the National Anthems
- 11.30am Parade will reform on the Promenade (with the exception of the Mayoral party and Councillors who will return directly to the Town Hall) and proceed via Prince Edward Square, and Mostyn Street into Lloyd Street where the salute will be taken by the Mayor and President of the Royal British Legion as it passes the Town Hall
- The parade will proceed along Madoc Street and Augusta Street into Vaughan Street when it will be dismissed outside the Ex-Servicemen’s & Friends Club
Penrhynside
Sunday, 13 November
- 10.15am - Service of Remembrance at Penrhynside Village Hall followed by a service at the war memorial
Old Colwyn
Sunday, 13 November
- 10.00am - Service at St Catherine’s & St John’s Church
- 10.40am - Assemble at War Memorial
- 11.00am - Laying of Wreaths & Service at War Memorial
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