The Merchant Navy Memorial, Tower Hill
Commemoration events to mark Remembrance Sunday will take place in the borough on Sunday 10 November.
Residents are invited to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces, and their families, from Britain and the Commonwealth, and the vital role played by the emergency services and those who have lost their lives as a result of conflict or terrorism.
Times stated are arrival times
- 10am St John on Bethnal Green, 200 Cambridge Heath Road E2 9PA, followed by wreath laying in Bethnal Green Gardens, E2 0AT
- 10:15am St. George-in-the-East church, 14 Cannon St Rd, E1 0BH
- 10:30am The Merchant Navy Memorial, Trinity Square Gardens Tower Hill, EC3N 4DH
- 10:30am Christ Church Isle of Dogs, 151 Manchester Rd Island Gardens, E14 3DR
- Christ Church Isle of Dogs has one of the recognised First World War memorials in Tower Hamlets.
The church also keeps a Book of Remembrance for the civilian casualties of the area in the Second World War.
A Remembrance service and an act of remembrance and wreath-laying will take place.
- 10:30am St. Anne’s Church, Limehouse, Three Colt Street E14 7HA
- 10:40am The War Memorial, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Southern Grove E3 4PX
- All are invited to remember the military and civilian dead.
The event includes readings and reflection.
To help manage numbers, please secure your free ticket on the park website. Walk-in attendees also welcome
- 10:45am St Luke’s Millwall church, Alpha Grove, Millwall, E14 8LH
Find out about War Memorials in Tower Hamlets.
Posted on Monday 4th November 2024