Remembrance Day 2024

This Sunday (10 November) is Remembrance Sunday.

There will be a short Act of Remembrance at 11:00 in the Cathedral, in addition to the Civic Act of Remembrance taking place at the Market Place.

The city’s Civic Act of Remembrance service will return with troops from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 148 Divisional Support Company, as well as members of local veteran and youth organisations. The parade will be led by The Right Revd Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby and supported by The Very Revd Dr Peter Robinson, Dean of Derby, during which a two-minute silence will be observed. Following this, wreaths will be laid at the City War Memorial.

For the first time this year, Surtal Arts Community Choir, a Derby-based South Asian arts organisation, will be performing on the Market Place at around 10:15am, before the arrival of the parade.

Members of the public are invited to observe the proceedings and pay their respects. There will be dedicated public viewing areas on the Market Place and the ceremony will be streamed onto a large screen.

There will also be a muffled remembrance peal attempt by our ten bell ringers at 13:45.

Those who are unable to travel into the city centre can also watch the parade and service live on the Council’s YouTube channel.

There will also be the chance to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during a short Act of Remembrance service held at 11:00 on Armistice Day (Monday 11 November) in the Cathedral and at the Market Place.