List of Remembrance events across Rossendale 2026
FRIDAY, 7th November, 2025
STACKSTEADS
10.45 a.m. Peace Garden, Toll Bar, Stacksteads. Annual Remembrance Service
Organised by the Stacksteads Countryside Park Group Contact: Jackie Oakes Tel: 07876 844263 or email: oakes11@btinternet.com
Official Council representatives – Mayor & Mayoress
SATURDAY, 8th November, 2025
EDENFIELD
10.40 a.m. Memorial Gardens, Market Street, Edenfield. Remembrance Service conducted by The Rev Richard Selby, followed by refreshments at the community centre, off Exchange Street.
Organised by Edenfield Village Residents’ Association Contact: Paul Bradburn Tel: 01706 828507 or email: paulbradburn@gmail.com
Official Council representatives – Mayor & Mayoress
SUNDAY,9th November, 2025
HELMSHORE
9.15 a.m. Service and Parade participants meet at Broadway shops at 9.15 a.m. for parade to St. Thomas’s Church for a 9.45 a.m. service start. On completion of the church service, the parade will assemble on Helmshore Road and march to the Memorial Gardens, where a service of commemoration and wreath laying ceremony will be held at 11.00 a.m.. Following this, the parade will then form up at Bridge End on Helmshore Road and march up to Sunnybank Social Club where refreshments will be provided. End time approximately 11.40 a.m.
Organised by the Helmshore Remembrance Sunday Fundraising Committee Contact: Alan Woods Tel: 01706 213123 email: alan.woods12303@btinternet.com
Official Council representatives – Mayor & Mayoress
CRAWSHAWBOOTH
10.00 a.m. Rakefoot Methodist Church – Service led by Reverend Robin Fox.
Followed by Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 11.00 a.m. Contact: 0130revrobin@gmail.com
Official Council representative – Cllr Alyson Barnes
WHITWORTH
10.20 a.m. Assemble at the corner of Tong Lane and Market Street, then parade along Market Street to the Cenotaph in Whitworth’s Memorial Gardens.
10.40 a.m. Service of Remembrance, including a two minute silence at 11.00 a.m.
Following the Service of Remembrance everyone is welcome to cross the road for light, warm refreshments inside the Civic Hall (The Ashcroft).
Organised by Whitworth Town Council Contact: Town Clerk Tel: 01706 852018 or email: info@whitworth.gov.uk
Official Council representative – Cllr Alan Neal
COWPE
10.45 a.m. Service at Cowpe Sunday School
Organised by Ann Elmer Contact: 01706 224461 or email: elmerann@yahoo.co.uk
Official Council representative – Cllr Nick Harris
WATERFOOT
12.30 p.m. Trickett’s Memorial Ground, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot.
Organised by Waterfoot Forward Contact: Tim Nuttall Tel: 01706 226857 or email: williamtnuttall@btinternet.com
Official Council representative – Cllr Alyson Barnes
HASLINGDEN
1.00 p.m. Assemble at the War Memorial in Greenfield Gardens for a Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
1.30 p.m. Form up outside Memorial Gardens. Parade along Manchester Road to Princess Street and then on to Bury Road. Along Bury Road to the VIC Centre where the parade will finish.
Organised by Friends of Haslingden Cemetery Email: jax1956@googlemail.com
Official Council representatives – Mayor & Mayoress
RAWTENSTALL
2.30 p.m. The parade will assemble and form up on North Street/Kay Street, then parade up Kay Street and proceed on to Bank Street before crossing St Mary's Way, up Mount Terrace into Sparrow Park to form up around the Cenotaph.
3.00 p.m. Service and Wreath Laying. Following this the parade will return via Mount Terrace and Bacup Road to dismiss on North Street.
On completion, guests will be welcomed at St Mary's Church and Rawtenstall Cricket Club for refreshments.
Organised by the Rawtenstall Remembrance Parade Committee
Contact: Dawn Taylor Tel: 07812 303856 or email: R.stallremembranceparade@hotmail.com
Official Council representatives – Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire- Louise Cooper BEM, Deputy Mayor- Cllr Liz McInnes, Leader of the Council- Cllr Alyson Barnes, CEO- Rob Huntington, Armed Forces Champion- Cllr Marylin Procter.
BACUP
2.30 p.m. Assemble at the Fire Station (Pennine Road / Rochdale Road) and parade along Rochdale Road, St James Street/St James Square to the Cenotaph for the Service of Remembrance and Wreath laying at 3.00 p.m.
Following the service the parade will return along Burnley Road / St James Square/ St James Street to South St to be dismissed.
Organised by the Bacup Remembrance Parade Committee
Contact: Andrew Walmsley 07786 151021 or email: bacupremembranceparade@gmail.com
Official Council representative – Mayor & Mayoress