Remembrance Sunday Parade and Armistice Day Service

Friday, 24 October 2025 11:47

PHOTO: Ash Mills, Remembrance Sunday, Salisbury

Salisbury will pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country at the annual Remembrance Sunday Service on Sunday 9th November at the War Memorial in the Guildhall Square.

The ceremony will be led by the Salisbury Branch of the Royal British Legion and supported by Salisbury City Council and St Thomas’s Church.

At approximately 10.30am, the parade will march from Avon Approach to the Guildhall Square.

Participants will gather at the War Memorial at 10.50am for a small ceremony which all are welcome to attend and observe a 2-minute silence at 11.00am, followed by prayers.

The parade will then march along New Canal, where Vice Lord Lieutenant, Andrew Gregory, and The Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Salisbury, Cllr John Wells, will take the salute.

The parade will process to St. Thomas’s Church for the Sunday Service at 11.40am. The Civic Party will then process back to Salisbury Guildhall via St Thomas’ Square.

To ensure crowd and parade participants’ safety, Blue Boar Row, New Canal, and other roads along the parade route will be closed to traffic from 10.30am to 11.45am and again from 12.15pm to 1.30pm approximately.

Traffic diversions will be in place.

Road closures may affect certain bus routes.

If you plan to take the bus, please check timetables on the Salisbury Reds website before starting your journey.

On Tuesday 11th November 2025 there will be a small ceremony in the Guildhall Square at 11.00am to mark Armistice Day, which all are welcome to attend.

For more information on Remembrance Sunday, including a list of road closures and the order of service, tune to Salisbury Radio for houry travel updates or visit the Salisbury City Council website.

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