Today is Remembrance Sunday – The day to think about all of those who have lost their lives during battle.
It has particular resonance this year as 2014 marks the one hundred anniversary of the start of World War One.
Shockingly it’s thought that 10 million military personnel plus about seven million civilians lost their lives in World War One, with another 20 million wounded.
There are many services across the Isle of Wight today at churches and war memorials. If you can’t go along to one of the services, you can still remember from home or work at 11am.
Road closures
Details provided by Island Roads of road closures due to Remembrance Sunday Services.
COWES REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION
Ward Avenue, Park Road, Union Road, Church Road, Union Road, Terminus Road, Carvel Lane, High Street, Bath Road and the Parade will each be closed for a short period to allow a Remembrance Sunday Parade to pass through, organised by The Royal British Legion, on Sunday 9 November 2014.
The procession will form up in Ward Avenue Commercial Car Park and leave at 10.30am and will proceed along Ward Avenue, Park Road, Union Road and Church Road into St Marys Church where a Service will be held.
At approximately 12.00pm (noon) the procession will reform in Church Road and will proceed along Union Road, Terminus Road, Carvel Lane, High Street, Bath Road and onto The Parade where it will disband at approximately 12.20pm. Some traffic delays will occur whilst the procession proceeds.
NEWPORT REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION
Drill Hall Road, High Street (from Drill Hall Road to St Thomas Square), Pyle Street (St Thomas Square to St James Square), St James Square and High Street (St James Square to St Thomas Square) will each be closed for a short period to allow a Remembrance Sunday Parade to pass through, organised by The Royal British Legion, on Sunday 9 November 2014.
The parade will form up in Drill Hall at 10.30am and start at 10.35am proceeding along High Street to St Thomas Square (upper junc with High Street) where the parade should arrive at about 10.50am.
Wreath laying will then take place followed by a service in St Thomas Church.
At approx. 12.10pm the parade will re-form outside St Thomas Church and march along Pyle Street (St Thomas Square to St James Square), St James Square and High Street entering St Thomas Square by the lower entrance (opp Quay Street). The parade should end by approx. 1pm.
RYDE REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION
Station Street/Newport Street will be closed between Green Street and John Street and High Street from 9am until 9.35am on Sunday 9 November 2014 to enable a Remembrance Sunday parade to assemble organised by the Royal British Legion.
DIVERSION ROUTE FOR THIS CLOSURE WILL BE:
Westbound: Green Street and West Street.
Eastbound: Green Street, St Johns Road, Warwick Street, Star Street and High Street.
At approx. 9.30am the parade will proceed from Newport Street into Queens Road finishing at All Saint Parish Church at approx. 9.40am. A short service will then take place.
At approx. 10.30am the parade, will proceed from All Saints Parish Church along Queens Road, West Street and Lind Street.
At 11am two minutes silence will take place followed by wreath laying will then take place outside Ryde Town Hall.
Lind Street will be closed from 10.30am until approx. 11.30am.
DIVERSION ROUTE FOR LIND STREET CLOSURE:
LOCAL TRAFFIC: West Street, Spencer Road and Upper St Thomas Street.
THROUGH TRAFFIC SHOULD USE: West Street, Spencer Road and St Thomas Street to gain access to the Esplanade.
SANDOWN REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION
Esplanade will be closed for a short period on Sunday 9 November 2014 between Pier Street and Avenue Slipway and Esplanade Road will also be closed from High Street to Esplanade. The closure is to enable a Remembrance Sunday Parade and commemoration to take place.
The Parade is due to start from outside the Sandown Pier at 10.25am and should arrive at Esplanade junction with Esplanade Road at the War Memorial at approximately 10.40am.A service and wreath laying will then take place. The road will be re-opened at approx. 11.30am.
SHANKLIN REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION
The Royal British Legion will be organising the Shanklin Remembrance Day Commemoration at the War Memorial at the junction with High Street, Chine Avenue and Grange Road. The roads where the event will be holding will be closed temporarily to traffic from 10.20am to 11.20am on Sunday 9 November, 2014.
DIVERSION ROUTE: A3020 High Street, A3020 Victoria Avenue, Cliff Bridge, Godshill Road, Whiteley Bank Cross Roads, B3327 St Johns Road, High Street, Clarence Road, Newport Road, Ocean View Road, Mitchell Avenue and St Boniface Road, A3055 Leeson Road, Bonchurch Road, Cowleaze Hill and Church Road.
VENTNOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION
Belgrave Road and Park Avenue will be closed (from Church Street to Castle Road) between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on Sunday 9 November 2014 to enable a Remembrance Sunday parade and wreath laying to take place.
The parade is due to start at St Catherine’s Church in Church Street (opp the junction of Belgrave Road) at approximately 3.45pm and is due to end at the War Memorial in Park Avenue (near the junction with Castle Road) at 4.05pm. A short service and wreath laying will then take place at the memorial until approx. 4.30pm.
Image: Poppy field by Pamela Kelly under a CC BY 2.0 license
