Remembrance 2024

All residents are invited to participate in the following events:

Poppy Cross event, Friday 8 November 2024 at 11am at St Peter’s Church and later at the Henfield Cemetery.

Year 6 pupils from St Peter’s School will attend a brief service at St Peter’s Church. They will read out a short eulogy for each of those buried in the cemetery and afterwards place a Poppy Cross on each of the graves of the fallen soldiers. The final poppy cross will be laid at the Memorial Wall, along with the reading out of the names of the fallen who are buried elsewhere and prayers will be said to end the proceedings. 

Remembrance Day Parade and Service, Sunday 10 November 2024

Muster is by the Cagefoot Lane War Memorial at 9.10am with the Parade moving off at 9.20am, headed by the Brighton and Hove City Brass Band.

A Service will be held at St Peter’s Church starting at 9.45am. At 10.30am, after the Church Service, the Parade will reform and march back to Cagefoot Lane War Memorial for a short Service which will include the wreath laying by a number of local organisations, the remainder of the Service and two-minute silence at 11am.

Orders of Service will be provided at the Church and at the War Memorial.

Armistice Day, Monday 11 November 2024

Gather at the War Memorial from about 10.50am, marshals will halt the traffic immediately before 11.00am and the Last Post will sound. After the two minutes silence a whistle will blow and the Reveille will sound to signify the event has finished and traffic will move again.

Letters will have been given to each shop fronting the High Street explaining what is happening and inviting them to join in by holding silence for two minutes.

A Wreath will be laid on behalf of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Henfield Parish Council