Car parking charges suspended on Remembrance Sunday

In Dudley charges will be suspended on car parks in Flood Street, King Street, Stafford Street, Pitfield Street, Tower Street and Wolverhampton Street.

In Halesowen there will be no charge on car parks in Pool Road, Birmingham Street, High Street and Andrew Road.

And in Kingswinford charges will be suspended on car parks in Manor Park and Penzer Street.

The Remembrance Sunday event in Stourbridge will take place at Mary Stevens Park, where parking is already free.

Thousands of people are expected to turn out to pay their respects.

Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of the council, said:

“Remembrance Sunday gives us the opportunity to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice on the fields of war.

“We want as many people as possible to attend and pay their respects.

“I have therefore requested that parking charges be suspended in Dudley, Halesowen and Kingswinford on Remembrance Sunday.”

In Dudley, a Remembrance Day service will take place at the cenotaph in Ednam Road on Sunday at 10.45am.

Current and ex-service men and women, along with families of the fallen and community groups, will parade from Vicar Street at approximately 10.20am.

They will move along High Street, Stone Street, Priory Street, Priory Road and stop in Ednam Road by the cenotaph. Uniformed organisations will meet on High Street from 10am.

The event will be transmitted live by Black Country Radio at www.blackcountryradio.co.uk

Several road closures will be in place including Priory Road, Ednam Road, New Street, Tower Street, Priory Street, Stone Street, St James’s Road, Parsons Street, Market Place, High Street, Wolverhampton Street, Union Street and Vicar Street.