Ferryhill Remembrance Arrangements

Ferryhill Remembrance Arrangements – Remembrance Sunday 9th November 2025 & Armistice Day Tuesday 11th November 2025

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 9.30am, 9^th NOVEMBER 2025

Ferryhill Town Council will be holding a Remembrance Sunday parade, church service and wreath laying ceremony on Sunday 9^th November 2025. All residents of Ferryhill are invited to attend. The programme for the event is as follows:

09.30am – Parade gathers in Market Place Car Park*

09.45am – Parade leaves The Market Place enroute to St. Luke’s Church

10.00am – Church Service at St. Luke’s Church

10.50am – Parade leaves St. Luke’s Church and marches back to The Market Place Car

Park in preparation of the wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph

11.00am – Service, wreath laying ceremony and The Last Post, played by Andrew Potts, Ferryhill Town Band, in the Town Hall garden, with the flag being lowered by ex-serviceman Paul Gray, of 5^th Regiment of the Royal Artillery

*In the event of adverse weather, the parade will gather inside St. Luke’s Church Hall

WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT MEMORIAL COTTAGE – 12.30pm, 9^th NOVEMBER 2025

A separate wreath laying ceremony will be taking place, led by Mayor, Councillor Angus Ferguson at 12.30pm on Remembrance Sunday, at Memorial Cottage. Any residents wanting to attend should congregate at Memorial Cottage at 12.20pm for the Ceremony at 12.30pm.

FERRYHILL WILD BOAR HERITAGE CENTRE – 10.00am until 2.00pm, 9^th NOVEMBER 2025

Ferryhill Wild Boar Heritage Centre, which is located upstairs in Ferryhill Workingmen’s Club, will be opening from 10.00am until 2.00pm on Remembrance Sunday. Participants and residents are invited to come along and view the exhibits and memorabilia on display.

ARMISTICE DAY CEREMONY 10.40am, TUESDAY, 11^th NOVEMBER 2025

A Ceremony to mark Remembrance Day (Armistice Day) will take place at the Town Hall Cenotaph on Tuesday, 11th November 2025 with members of Ferryhill Town Council, Council staff, local Schools and St. Luke’s Church. Members of the public are also very welcome to attend. The programme for the event is as follows:

10.40am – School Children and Councillors arrive

10.45am – Introduction by Mayor, Councillor Angus Ferguson

10.50am – Les Lewis, St. Luke’s Church addresses the congregation

11.00am – Flag lowered by ex-serviceman, Paul Gray of the 5^th Regiment of the Royal Artillery, to the sound of The Last Post, played by Andrew Potts, Ferryhill Town Band, followed by two minutes silence

11.02am – Flag raised by ex-serviceman, Paul Gray of the 5^th Regiment of the Royal Artillery to the sound of Reveille played by Andrew Potts, Ferryhill Town Band

11.03am – Congregation place crosses in planter

11.15am – Les Lewis, St, Luke’s Church addresses the congregation

11.20am – Event ends

Refreshments will be served upstairs in the Town Hall after the event.

THE POPPY APPEAL 2025

This year’s Poppy Appeal officially launched on Thursday, 23^rd October 2025.

Royal British Legion wreaths can be ordered by contacting Clare Metcalfe, Poppy Appeal Organiser on telephone: 07762662145 or by email at: ferrydec@hotmail.com

Ordered wreaths can be collected from Ferryhill Co-op on Friday 7^th November between 10.00am and 4.00pm, or by prior arrangement. Payment can be made by cash, debit card or credit card.

Royal British Legion merchandise will be on sale at Ferryhill Co-op from Monday 3^rd November to Friday 7^th November between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Donations of cash, debit card or credit card are accepted.

Residents and General public can purchase poppies at the following locations in Ferryhill: