Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday near you in the North East - See the list

Remembrance Day (Armistice Day) services will take place on Thursday, November 11 and Remembrance Sunday falls on November 14.

A two-minute silence is observed on both these days at 11am - thanking those before us who gave us the peace and freedom we enjoy today.

These services honour the lives of those who died or served in World War I, World War II and all following conflicts.

It comes after 2020's coronavirus lockdowns which saw many of these events cancelled - making this year's services even more important.

If your local Remembrance Day or Remembrance Day service is not on this list, please email details to natasha.meek@newsquest.co.uk

Darlington

Armistice Day - Two Minute Silence Act of Remembrance

This will be held on November 11 at 11am in the Darlington Town Centre on High Row.

Holy Trinity Church, Woodland Road

Taking place on Remembrance Sunday (November 14), this will be a service of remembrance held at 10am. 

Immediately after the Holy Trinity Church Service of Remembrance, the Remembrance Parade will form on Vane Terrace and then march via Woodland Road and Hollyhurst Road. This will take anyone following the march to the further act of remembrance at the Cenotaph in the grounds of Darlington Memorial Hospital.

This will begin with the two minute's silence at 11.00am and the laying of wreaths.

West Cemetery War Graves, Carmel Road North

This service starts at 2.30pm on Sunday, November 14.

Service of Remembrance to mark the 77th anniversary of Pilot Officer William Stuart McMullen, 428 Sqn CAF

This incredible pilot sacrificed his own life to save the town of Darlington at 8.49pm on January 13, 1945.

This service is taking place from 8.30pm on Thursday, January 13, at the McMullen Road Memorial. Ex-Service Association Standards and members of the Royal British Legion are invited.

County Durham

Festival of Remembrance

Taking place at 7pm on Saturday, November 13, the Festival of Remembrance will be held at Durham Cathedral as a live event.

The fundraising concert will raise funds for The Soldiers’ Charity.

As well as a muster parade and a minute’s silence, there will be speakers and performances - including the 102 Battalion REME Pipe Band, Durham ACF Band and Bugles, Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. 

This is a ticketed event - adults pay £15 while OAP's, children and students pay £12. Carers can go free. Tickets can be bought here.

The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin West Rainton

This service will start outside the church at the War Memorial at 10.55am on November 14. It will start in silence as crowds wait for the bells to chime 11am - then the cannons and Last Post from London.

After the laying of wreaths, the service will continue in the church. 

St Michaels Church, Bishop Middleham

Taking place on Remembrance Sunday, this remembrance service starts at 10am.

Those who do not wish to attend the service are welcome to gather together at the memorial for 10.50am. There will be a wreath laying ceremony followed by two minutes silence.

Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar's British Legion branch

The British Legion service will honour the two minutes silence at 11am on November 11. It will take place near the former Marks and Spencer branch with a short service including the Last Post, reveille and national anthem.

Normanby Great War Memorial

Normanby Local History Group will hold a Remembrance Day Service on Thursday, November 11 at the Normanby Great War Memorial.

Those wishing to participate should assemble at the Normanby War Memorial at 10.50am.

Normanby parade

This parade will form up at the Bowling Club from 10.30 am on Saturday, November. It will start 20 minutes later as the parade marches to the War Memorial at Smiths Dock Park for a service and wreath laying ceremony.

Festival of Remembrance

Taking place from 10.30am on Saturday, November 13, there will be a festival of remembrance at Norton Cricket Club on Station Road. 

Stockton

Stockton Parish Church

Taking place on November 14 at Stockton Parish Church, this service will start at 9.30am and end with the act of remembrance at the Cenotaph from 10.45am.

Those who only want to attend the Cenotaph service are asked to arrive by 10.35am, the time when the parade will start to march up High Street.

Thornaby

There will be a parade on November 14 at 10.30am - followed by a service at the Cenotaph, Acklam Road, at 10.45am.

Billingham

The parade will start at the Salutation Pub from 10.30am- on November 14 - before heading down to the Garden of Remembrance on Station Road for 11am.

This is followed by a service and further parade back to the Salutation Pub.

St. John the Baptist Church

This Egglescliffe church is holding a service at 10am on November 14 - followed by a parade to Egglescliffe War Memorial at 10.45am.

St. Francis of Assisi Church

Taking place from 10am on November 14, there will be a service in Ingleby Barwick followed by an act of remembrance at the war memorial at 11am.

The Church of St. Martin and St. Hilary

The service starts at 10.30am followed by two minutes’ silence.

St Paul's Church

This service is taking place on November 14 at 10am.

Stillington 

This service is taking place at 12pm on November 14 at the war memorial on Messines Lane.

Middlesbrough and Teesside

The first poppy, a parade and service

The Mayor of Middlesbrough Andy Preston is going to lay the first poppy on the Field of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, Linthorpe Road, on Armistice Day.

This event starts at 10.30am.

There will also be a Remembrance Sunday parade and service taking place on Sunday, November 14.

The parade will gather together at 10.30am before marching to the Cenotaph for the service.

This year a wooden horse and soldier have been installed in one of the flower beds at the Cenotaph, with both surrounded by recycled poppies produced by local school children. 

There will be some road closures in place throughout the duration of the parade and service which should be fully open again to traffic by 12.30pm. 

Ormesby Hall 

Ormesby Hall is hosting a day of Remembrance Day activities on Sunday, November 11.

It has been working with Teesside University, St Cuthbert's Church Ormesby, Middlesbrough Little Theatre Group and Harlequin History.

The stories of Ormesby will be told as part of the event - including Jim Pennyman of Ormesby Hall who survived the First World War despite being shot in the chest in 1914.

The bullet became lodged in his lung but other family members and some men of Ormesby village did not come home.

There will also be the lighting of a beacon at 7pm.

St Cuthbert's, Ormesby

This Remembrance Service is taking place at 9.30am on Sunday, November 14.

It will be in two parts: a Holy Communion Service and then an act of remembrance at the war memorial in the churchyard.

There will be a two minute silence at 11am.

North Ormesby

Trinity Church North Ormesby is holding an act of remembrance at the War Memorial at 10.45am.

North Yorkshire

Stokesley Parish Church

Taking place on November 14 at 10am, there will be a service followed by a parade to the War Memorial where wreaths can be laid.

Northallerton

This church service is taking place at All Saints Church from 10am, followed by laying of wreaths and a parade.

Helmsley

On November 14, there will be a parade from the Market Place to All Saints Church at 10.50am.

A silence will be held at 11am and at 11.05am, the Remembrance Day Service will be held in the church.

Following the service, the Scouts are hosting a ‘Poppy Cream Tea’ in the Town Hall.

Kirkbymoorside

Taking place on Sunday, November 14, the parade - led by Kirkbymoorside Town Brass Band - will leave the Moorside Club at 10.40am and march to All Saint's Church for the memorial service.

Following the service, the parade will return to the Moorside Club where the Brass Band will give a short concert.

Malton

There will be a Remembrance Service held on Sunday, November 14 at the War Memorial, 11am.There will also be a short service with the minute silence and The Last Post at 11am on Thursday, November 11 at the old Town Hall steps in the Market Place .

Norton

St Peter's Church will be open for an act of remembrance on Armistice Day, November 11, between 10.45am and 11.15am.

There will also be a Remembrance Sunday service on November 14 at 10am.

Pickering

A two-minute silence will be observed at the top of the market place on Thursday, November 11 at 11am.

On Sunday, November 14 at 2pm, there will be a Remembrance service at Pickering church and a parade afterwards to the Memorial Hall where there will be a short wreath laying ceremony.

Sherburn

The Remembrance Day Service on Sunday, November 14 will take place at the Memorial at Sherburn School from 10.45am.