Dudley prepares to fall silent for fallen heroes

On Sunday (November 10) a Remembrance Day service will take place at the cenotaph in Ednam Road 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.

Next Monday (November 11) veterans will also join council staff, councillors and members of the public at the First World War Clock Tower Memorial in Priory Street for the annual Armistice Day, to mark the end of the First World War.

The service, which starts at 10.55am, includes the laying of wreaths and a two-minute silence.
Priory Street will be closed for some of the morning, with alternative routes signposted throughout the closures.

Councillor Hilary Bills, Mayor of Dudley, said:

“Remembrance Sunday gives citizens of the borough the opportunity to pay their respects to all who have made the supreme sacrifice for their country.

“It is our chance to give thanks and pay tribute to all those who serve or have served in the armed forces, and I would encourage everyone in the local community to join us.

“All are welcome to pay their respects by placing a poppy in the special cross of remembrance in the Market Place, which will be in place from Monday 28 October until Friday 22 November.”

The cross is available at all times of the day or night for people to pay their personal tributes to people who have lost their lives.