Remembrance Day 2024: What's happening across the Bristol area

November 11 marks Armistice Day, when on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a ceasefire was declared, and silence fell upon the battlefields of France as World War I came to an end.

On the closest Sunday, this year November 10, we reflect and remember the Armed Forces, and their families, from Britain and the Commonwealth, the vital role played by the emergency services and those who have lost their lives as a result of conflict or terrorism since 1914.

A two-minute silence is observed at the eleventh hour to reflect upon the lives lost.

Here are 10 remembrance services happening next month in Bristol:

Norman Scott Park, Coniston Road, Patchway

A march will be held from The Parade to Scott Park from 10am on Sunday, November 17. The event will culminate with a ceremony at the War Memorial

Staple Hill

A parade will be held on November 10, and those wishing to take part are asked to form up on Page Road by the car park from 10am. The parade will then travel down High Street, onto Broad Street, and into Page Park for the remembrance service at the War Memorial. Following the service, the parade will march back along the route to Page Community Association, where the bar will be open for refreshments, allowing veterans and service personnel to come together with the rest of the community.

The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke

Local youth groups will parade from Zone H car park at the Willow Brook Centre from 10.35am on November 10 to the town centre, where the ceremony will be held from around 10.45am to 11.30am.

Church of All Saints, Clifton

There will be a gathering on Sunday, November 10 at 10.15am outside the church at All Saints’ War Memorial where a list of names of those from the parish who lost their lives in the two World Wars will be read. A wreath will be laid at the War Memorial and there will be a two-minute silence. Additional masses will be held at 10am on November 8, 20 and 29.

Westbury Memorial, Westbury-on-Trym

A parade will held from Westbury Hill car park to the memorial from 10.50am on November 10. There will be a service at Westbury Memorial.

St Monica's Chapel, Bedminster

The Bristol Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr David Bednall, will perform at the Remembrance Sunday Concert at The Chapel, St Monica's Trust, BS9 3UN on November 10 from 5pm. The free event will feature Howells' Requiem and music by Finzi, Stanford, Brahms and Byrd.

Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury

A parade will be held on November 10 from 3pm at the town's war memorial. Services will be held at the churches in Sodbury Vale Benefice.

Great War Memorial at Soldiers' Corner War Memorial, Arnos Vale Cemetery

The ceremony will begin at 10.50am on Monday, November 11 and will include a two-minute silence at 11am sharp. The ceremony will include readings from local organisations, prayers for the fallen read by the Reverend Pete Slee, and wreath laying by representatives of the Armed Forces. On November 10, there will be a war graves tour from 2pm to 3.30pm where the expert guide and historian will tell individual stories and sacrifices of wartime.

Knowle Methodist Church, Knowle

A remembrance Sunday Service will be held on November 10 from 10.15am to 11.45am.

Cenotaph, City Centre

A two-minute silence will be held on Sunday, November 10 from 11am, followed by the laying of wreaths and a short service. The annual parade will be led by one of Bristol's military units. Military units, cadet contingents, veterans and related groups will assemble on College Green, ready to march down to the Cenotaph on Colston Avenue at approximately 10.30am. They will be followed by a mounted police escort and dignitaries from Bristol who collectively make up the Civic Procession. The military parade, other contingents and the civic procession will return to College Green at the end of the service.