Remembrance Commemorations 2026 – Swadlincote Remembrance Sunday

A public Remembrance Sunday parade and service in Swadlincote honouring the Armed Forces community, ending at the Memorial Gates in Eureka Park.

Swadlincote's Remembrance Sunday commemorations invite residents, visitors and local organisations to honour the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community. The parade forms up at 10am outside John Mills Curtains and Blinds and marches off at 10:20am, with the public welcome to join at the Town Hall from 10:30am. It travels down the High Street, across Civic Way and along Midland Road to the Bevin Boys Memorial in Eureka Park, where a service begins at 10:45am, including a two minutes silence at 11am, wreath laying and a blessing to close at 11:15am.