Communities to come together for Remembrance Sunday services across Stoke-on-Trent
By Liana Snape 4th Nov 2026
Remembrance services will be taking place across Stoke-on-Trent this Sunday (8 November).
Services across the city will take place between 10.15am and 11.30am, and a series of road closures will be in place over the morning.
A spokesperson for Stoke-on-Trent City Council said: "This Sunday communities across Stoke-on-Trent will come together to honour those who gave their lives in service.
"Everyone is welcome to attend a local service and pay their respects."
Services have been confirmed at the following locations:
- Stoke (Kingsway)
- Bucknall (by St Marys Church)
- Goldenhill (St John's Church)
- Longton Park
- Fenton (by the Town Hall)
- Burslem (by Swann Bank)
- Hanley (by the Town Hall)
Additional services are also due to take place in Brindley Ford and Tunstall, with details expected to follow.
The city council will be livestreaming the Stoke service on their Facebook page from 10.40am, for anyone who cannot attend in person.
In Burslem, a parade is due to take place involving 40 Air Cadets before the ceremony begins at 10.45am.
The parade will starting at B&M, Waterloo Road before marching along Nile Street, up Waterloo Road and stopping at the Cenotaph in Swann Square. This will require a number of road closures from 10.15am until 11.30am.
Road Closures
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has confirmed that a number of road closures will be in place across the city during the services.
Here is the full list of confirmed road closures:
Swan Square - Burslem
- Corner of Wedgwood St/Wedgwood Pl
- Corner of Market Pl/Wedgwood Pl
- Corner of Price St/Nicholas St
- Corner of Moorland Rd/Hamil Rd
- Corner of Moorland Rd/Doulton St
- Corner of Moorland Rd/Reginald St
- Corner of Waterloo Rd/ZionSt
- Corner of Baptist St/Bournes Bank
Kingsway - Stoke
- Kingsway: Closure will be required from 8am to 12pm Kingsway end and 10.15am to 12:00pm at the junction of Glebe Street
Queens Park Avenue - Longton
- Queens Park Avenue, junction of Cocknage Road and Carlise Street
- Queens Park Avenue at the junction of Trentham Road
Hanley
- Stafford Street running into Albion Square, from the junction of Trinity Street
- Junction of Piccadilly leading on to Stafford Street
- Percy Street
St Mary's Church - Bucknall
- Werrington Road closed at the junction of Marychurch Lane and Fellbrook Avenue between 10.45am and 11.15am
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