Road closures planned across Worcestershire for Remembrance Sunday

Summarised from 2 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 06:11 · Archive

Worcestershire will close numerous roads on November 8 for Remembrance Sunday parades and ceremonies honouring members of the armed forces.

Roads across Worcestershire will be temporarily closed on Remembrance Sunday, November 8, to allow communities to honour members of the armed forces who have served and lost their lives in conflicts.

In Worcester, 22 roads will be closed from 8am to 12.30pm for the city's main Remembrance parade and wreath-laying ceremony. Additional closures will be in place for the St John's parade from 9.30am to 11.50am and the Claines Remembrance Parade from 10.10am to 12.45pm. On Armistice Day, Wednesday November 11, a section of Deansway will be closed between 10.45am and 11.15am.

Across the Malvern Hills district, roads will close in Great Malvern, Malvern Wells, Clifton upon Teme, Tenbury Wells and Upton upon Severn for parades and ceremonies. In Great Malvern, Church Street will close from 10am to 11am, with Graham Road and Como Road also closed during the parade. Malvern Wells will close Wells Road from 11.50am to 12.20pm. In Upton upon Severn, Church Street, High Street and Old Street will close from 10.15am to 12.30pm for the town's parade and wreath-laying ceremony.

Commemorations begin earlier in the week, with a Field of Remembrance cross-planting service at Malvern Library on Thursday, November 5. Great Malvern's main parade will start at the Priory at 10am on November 8, concluding at the war memorial where a two-minute silence will be observed at 11am. Further services will take place on Armistice Day.

How it is being reported

• Where to attend Remembrance events across Malvern and Upton this weekRemembrance events will be held across Malvern and Upton this weekend as residents pay tribute to those who gave their lives in service.Malvern Gazette · 5 Nov, 05:00
• Where to attend Remembrance events across Malvern and Upton this weekRemembrance events will be held across Malvern and Upton this weekend as residents pay tribute to those who gave their lives in service.Worcester News · 5 Nov, 05:00
• The 12 road closures across the Malvern Hills this Remembrance SundayA number of roads across the Malvern Hills district will be temporarily closed this Remembrance Sunday to allow communities to honour those who lost their lives in conflict.Worcester News · 4 Nov, 05:00
• The 12 road closures across the Malvern Hills this Remembrance SundayA number of roads across the Malvern Hills district will be temporarily closed this Remembrance Sunday to allow communities to honour those who lost their lives in conflict.Malvern Gazette · 4 Nov, 05:00
• All the 22 road closures in place in Worcester on Sunday as the city remembersRoad closures will be in place across Worcester this weekend as the county marks Remembrance Sunday with parades and services.Worcester News · 3 Nov, 16:00

In this story: Worcestershire · Worcester · Malvern Hills · Great Malvern · Malvern Wells · Upton upon Severn · Tenbury Wells · Clifton upon Teme

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