SERVICES of Remembrance will take place in Flintshire and Wrexham this week.

As well as Remembrance Sunday, communities will marks Armistice Day on November 11 with act of Remembrance including a two-minute silence at 11am.

After services were scaled down during the pandemic, there are a number of events taking place in North Wales.

One of the largest is the Annual Service of Remembrance in Wrexham. It will take place with limited restrictions on Sunday, November 14, at the Royal Welch Fusilier Memorial in Bodhyfryd Wrexham.

The military parade will leave Hightown Barracks and will be joined on Chester Street by veteran groups, youth groups including Cubs and Brownies and other local organisations to march to the Memorial for the start of the service.

The service will begin at 10.55am and at 10.59am a bugler will sound the “Last Post” and the two minute silence will be observed.

All are invited to attend this very poignant event to remember those who fought and lost their lives during WW1, WW2 and subsequent conflicts.

Wrexham Council said: "This year, due to the ongoing pandemic we are asking everyone who attends to consider wearing a mask especially if they cannot keep socially distanced from those around them. There will also be no public access to the Memorial Hall either before or after the event as it’s currently being used as a Covid-19 testing site.

"Anyone who would like to lay a wreath but who is not able or does not feel comfortable attending a large event can do so after the service when there will be less people around."

Barriers will be put in place at 10.30am at the following locations to allow the parade to pass safely and to secure the surrounding area:

  • Chester Street (adjacent to the former Feathers pub)
  • Holt Street (by the Welch Fusilier pub)
  • Chester Road (near the Chester Road/Powell Road roundabout)

Access to the Bodhyfryd Car Park adjacent to Waterworld will therefore be available only until 10.30am.

In addition, Armistice Day commemorations will take place on Queen’s Square in Wrexham on Thursday, November 11, at 11am,

At 10.59am a bugler will sound the Last Post, the wartime air-raid siren will sound and the silence will be observed.

The council added: "If you are in Wrexham at the time of service, we are encouraging you joint us to mark the 2 minutes silence safely, observing social distancing where possible."

Remembrance Sunday in Mold this year will once again be different from previous years.

It has been decided not to hold a Remembrance Sunday Parade. Instead organisations are asked to congregate at the Bailey Hill where the act of Remembrance will take place and a two minutes silence will observed at 11am.

Services of Remembrance

Thursday, November 11

  • Connah's Quay and Shotton, War Memorial, 10.50am
  • Llangollen, The War Memorial, at 10.45am
  • Penyffordd and Penymynydd, War Memorial, Remembrance service at 11am and coffee morning in aid of the Poppy Appeal
  • Wrexham, Queen’s Square, at 10.59am

Sunday, November 14

  • Connah's Quay and Shotton, War Memorial, laying of wreaths 10.45am
  • Flint, British Legion, parade leaves at 2.45pm for service at 3pm
  • Greenfield, Greenfield War Memorial, 11am
  • Holywell, St James Church, 11am, limited numbers first come first served
  • Buckley, Precinct Way Memorial, static parade and service, from 10.40am
  • Hawarden, Remembrance Parade and Service assembles at Gladstone playing fields at 10.30, march off at 10.40am
  • Hope/Caergwrle/Abermorddu, parade and service at the cenotaph at 10.50am. Uniform groups will meet at Hope Street, Caergwrle, at 10.30am. After the service the parade will continue to Ysgol Estyn.
  • Mold, Bailey Hill, 11am
  • Penyffordd and Penymynydd, War Memorial, Remembrance Sunday parade and service, parade at 2.30pm and service at 3pm
  • Wrexham, Royal Welch Fusilier Memorial in Bodhyfryd, 10.55am
  • Llangollen, Market Street, muster at 10.30am before the Service of Remembrance at 10.55am at the War Memorial
  • There are also wreath-laying services in Mynydd Isa, Nannerch, Caerwys/Halkyn and Ysceifiog.