Residents invited to join Remembrance events across Harborough district

A programme of services, parades and commemorative events will provide opportunities for residents to honour the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community and remember those who have lost their lives in conflict. 

Harborough District Council will join local communities in marking Remembrance. The Union Flag will be flown at The Symington Building. Union flags have also been displayed in Market Harborough town centre in support of the Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal. 

On Saturday 7 November, a Remembrance service will be held at the Portico at Rosewood Manor Care Home, Coventry Road, Market Harborough. Representatives from the Royal British Legion, Armed Forces organisations and the Chairman and other representatives of Harborough District Council will attend. 

Remembrance Sunday - Sunday 8 November 2026 

Market Harborough 

The Remembrance Sunday Parade will depart from The Commons Car Park at 9.30am. 

A service will take place at St Dionysius Church at 10am, followed by a procession to The Square. 

An Act of Remembrance will be held at the War Memorial in The Square at 11am. 

Due to limited capacity within the church, members of the public are encouraged to attend the Act of Remembrance in The Square. 

Participants are expected to include representatives from the Royal British Legion, veterans' organisations, a representative of the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, RAF, Royal Navy, Army and Police cadets, Harborough District Council, local Scouting and Guiding organisations and community groups, all of whom will lay wreaths. 

Lutterworth 

Organised by Lutterworth Town Council, the parade will assemble at the Wycliffe Rooms before setting off at 10.30am. 

The parade will proceed through the town centre to the War Memorial Gardens, where an Act of Remembrance will begin at 10.45am. 

A representative of the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire will take the salute before the parade returns to the Wycliffe Rooms. 

Armistice Day - Wednesday 11 November 2026 

Market Harborough 

A short Act of Remembrance organised by the Market Harborough Branch of the Royal British Legion will take place in The Square commencing at 10.50am and will include the national two-minute silence. 

A number of local primary schools will be taking part in this service. 

Lutterworth 

The Lutterworth Branch of the Royal British Legion will hold a short service at the Memorial Gardens. Participants will gather from 10.45am ahead of the national two-minute silence at 11am. 

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Residents are encouraged to check with their local parish council, town council, place of worship or Royal British Legion branch for details of remembrance events taking place in their communities. 

For more information about the council's support for the Armed Forces community, visit: www.harborough.gov.uk/armedforces