Residents can pay their respects to the county's war heroes at this year's Remembrance Sunday service and parade in Northampton town centre.The Parade will start on the Market Square at 9.30am on Sunday, November 14 and will be led by Northampton Pipe Band.
It will proceed to All Saints' Church for the Divine Service.
Northampton Borough Council Mayor, Councillor Marianne Taylor will process from the Guildhall to All Saints' Church at 9.50am.
Cllr Taylor said: "Remembrance Sunday is an occasion of great importance, I would like to see as many people as possible in Northampton attend this year's Remembrance service.
"Many soldiers have been wounded or have sacrificed their lives and Remembrance Sunday is a day to think of those brave men and women."
At 10.35am, after the Divine Service, the parade will assemble in original order in George Row, except for Wreath Bearers who will be at the rear of the parade, and will be headed by the Northampton Pipe Band, who will march to positions on Wood Hill.
At 11am a two-minute silence will be held at the first stroke of the All Saints' Church clock.
The Lord Lieutenant will place a wreath on the Memorial Stone, followed by The High Sheriff and The Mayor.
Other dignitaries will then lay their wreaths. Representatives from the Armed Services and will then be called to lay their wreaths.
Private wreaths can be laid when the Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff, the Civic Group and other dignitaries have left the Memorial Garden.
Cllr Taylor said: "Remembrance Sunday is an occasion of great importance, I would like to see as many people as possible in Northampton attend this year's Remembrance service.
"Many soldiers have been wounded or have sacrificed their lives and Remembrance Sunday is a day to think of those brave men and women."
At 10.35am, after the Divine Service, the parade will assemble in original order in George Row, except for Wreath Bearers who will be at the rear of the parade, and will be headed by the Northampton Pipe Band, who will march to positions on Wood Hill.
At 11am a two-minute silence will be held at the first stroke of the All Saints' Church clock.
The Lord Lieutenant will place a wreath on the Memorial Stone, followed by The High Sheriff and The Mayor.
Other dignitaries will then lay their wreaths. Representatives from the Armed Services and will then be called to lay their wreaths.
Private wreaths can be laid when the Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff, the Civic Group and other dignitaries have left the Memorial Garden.
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