A re-dedication of the Memorial Garden took today ( Saturday 25th October) followed by the Poppy Appeal Launch at the Promenades Shopping Centre.
Veterans, volunteers and councillors have already been busy decorating the railings around the Bridlington War Memorial on Wellington Road with huge poppy petals.
For this year’s Remembrance occasion – on Sunday 9th November – the event will again see hundreds of veterans, service groups, serving military and dignitaries parade along Quay Road to the Bridlington War Memorial on Wellington Road.
In recent years, thousands of members of the public have attended the event, which has become one of the biggest of its kind in the area.
in the Promenades Shopping Centre where there is a dedicated stand in place in the run up to Remembrance Sunday.
On Tuesday 11th November at 11am the Armistice Day Service – better known as the traditionalists event – takes place in the War memorial Gardens in Bridlington, with visitors asked to gather a few minutes earlier.
A spokesperson for the Town Council said: “The Remembrance Sunday service and commemoration is one of the biggest events in the Bridlington calendar and it’s always good to see so many people attend.”
For any organisations or individuals that wish to purchase Poppy wreathes (£25), memorial crosses (£3) or general poppies (§1), please call into the BTC offices on Marshall Avenue to order.
Parking for the ceremony is available free of charge in all ERYC carparks on 9th November
