Published: Friday, 6th November, 2009 5:30pm

Remembrance and Armistice services in the area

REMEMBER them, this weekend.

Reading's main Remembrance parade is at Brock Barracks in Oxford Road on Sunday, November 8, with military and civilian dignitaries set to attend to pay their respects and remember the fallen from past wars and those still being fought.

Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Paul Uden of 7Rifles will host the event and Mayor of Reading Cllr Fred Pugh will also attend.

Cllr Pugh and a representative from the Royal Berkshire Regiment will jointly lay the first wreaths on the Cenotaph, followed by Lt Col Uden, the Royal British Legion and Reading's MPs and representatives of the police.

Gates open at 9.30am and everyone should arrive before 10.30am. Parking is at Wilson Primary School.

The region's other Remembrance services are being held at...

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY:

ARBORFIELD: 10.30am Parade forms RBL Club car park; 10.45am to war memorial, junction of Eversley, Swallowfield and Mole Road.

ABINGDON: 10am Divine Service at St Helen's Church; 10.50am parade with Abingdon Town Band to Ock Street war memorial.

BEEDON: 2.45pm Parade forms; 2.48pm march to church and then to war memorial in churchyard.

BINFIELD: 9.15am Assemble Binfield Club car park; 9.45am to All Saints Church.

BLEWBURY: 11am RBL members and public, St Michael's Church for wreath laying and service.

BRACKNELL: 10.30am Wreath laying at war memorial outside Royal British Legion Club; 10.35am through town centre to Holy Trinity Church for service, then back to war memorial.

BRIGHTWELL: 10.30am Parade assembles at Red Lion, 10.40am to St Agatha's Church.

BURGHFIELD: 10am Parade assemble at The Hatch, Sulhampstead Road; 10.15am to St Mary the Virgin for wreath-laying at war memorial when Rfn Paul Donnachie's family will lay wreath on his grave. After service back to The Hatch for salute-taking by Burghfield Parish Council chairman, and Air Commodore Jack Frost, CBE DFC DL, President, RBL Burghfield.

CAVERSHAM: 10.25am Assemble Westfield Road Park; 10.35am via Gosbrook Road, Church Street to Promenade Road; 11am service in Christchurch Meadows, attended by family of late Rfn Cyrus Thatcher, then back to the starting point for salute taken by Ron Jewitt, RBL branch president.

CIPPENHAM: 10am Parade from Brook Path to war memorial for 10.30am service.

COLD ASH: 10.45am Parade with detachment of Royal Engineers, Denison Barracks, from Lipscombe Close, Hermitage, to church.

COMPTON: 10.30am Parade from car park at Bell Inn, Aldworth, car park to war memorial outside Aldworth village church.

COOKHAM, COOKHAM DEAN AND PINKNEYS GREEN: 10.50am service at St John the Baptist Church, Cookham Dean.

CRANBOURNE: 10.45am Service at St Peter's Church, Hatchet Lane.

CROWTHORNE: 10am Service at St John's Parish Church, Church Road with Sandhurst Silver band.

DATCHET: 9.35am Parade forms outside Post Office on village green; 9.45am to St Mary's Church for service, afterwards along London Road to village green for wreath laying and silence.

DEDWORTH: 10.45am Assemble CofE Church at Dedworth Road-Clewerhill Road for service, followed by wreath-laying at war memorial outside.

DIDCOT: 2.45pm Parade forms in Edinburgh Drive car park; 3pm to war memorial at Sundial Civic Hall, Britwell Road for service then salute taken by mayor and senior officers from Vauxhall Barracks.

FARINGDON: 9.15am Parade forms at Corn Exchange; 9.30am via Market Place to All Saints church and then to war memorial.

HANNEY: 10.15am Parade forms at RBL "66" Club, East Hanney; 10.25 to West Hanney church and war memorial for 11am service.

HARWELL: 10.30am Parade forms in Townsend, near White Hart; 10.40am to the High Street war memorial and then St Matthew's Church for service.

HOLYPORT: 11am Service at St Michael's Church, Bray, then Act of Remembrance at Bray village war memorial, and on to Holyport war memorial.

HUNGERFORD: 10.30am Parade assembles Town Hall; 10.40am to Bridge Street war memorial for service and wreath-laying.

HURST AND WINNERSH: 10.30am Parade forms in Castle pub car park, Hurst; 10.45am to St Nicholas Church for service and then outside to memorial for wreath-laying.

KINTBURY: 10.45am Royal Engineers detachment at memorial in St Mary's churchyard followed by church service.

LAMBOURN: 10.45am War memorial in St Michael and All Angels churchyard for wreath-laying, then Reading of Names and Remembrance Day service.

MAIDENHEAD: 10.15am Parade forms in Bridge Street, 10.30am via York Road and St Ives Road to Town Hall memorial, then service in St Mary's Church.

MORTIMER: 10.50am Assemble at war memorial; 11am silence, then parade to St John's Church.

NEWBURY: 10.30am Parade from Park Way, via London Road and Northbrook Street to war memorial at St Nicolas Church for 10.50am service and silence, then church service.

PANGBOURNE: 2.30pm Parade with Pangbourne College Band assembles Horseshoe Road opposite police station; 3pm to Pangbourne Parish Church, laying wreaths at war memorial en route, then back to The Square.

READING: 10.15am muster at Brock Barracks, Oxford Road, with Waterloo Band of 7Rifles, 10.45am service and them Two Minute Silence. Security very tight, no cars, (not even disabled). Car parking in Wilson Road school playground. Allow extra time for security.

READING: 6.15pm Salvation Army Festival of Remembrance, The Citadel, Anstey Road. All welcome.

SHINFIELD: 10.40am from Jacobs UK car park to School Green war memorial for 10.45am service. If wet, service in Shinfield Parish Hall.

SLOUGH: 9.30am Parade from Lady Haig RBL Club to the War Memorial at Baileys Parade. Plus 11am service at Town Hall.

SONNING: 9.50am Parade forms at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road; 10am via Pearson Road, High Street, and The Bull access road to St Andrew's Church and war memorial.

STEVENTON: 10.45am Wreath laying ceremony Milton war memorial then to St Blaise Church; 2.15pm wreath laying at Steventon war memorial and service at St Michael's and All Angels; 6pm Service and wreath laying at St Peter's Church, Drayton.

TADLEY: 10.45am Parade from Heath End Village Hall, Baughurst, to war memorial for service and wreath laying; 2.30pm Parade from Glebe Close, Tadley, to St. Paul's Church followed by wreath laying at war memorial.

THATCHAM: 10.30am Assemble in loading bay behind Waitrose, parade to Bath Road war memorial for service amd wreath laying, then march to St Mary's Church.

THE CHALLOWS: 10.30am Parade forms at The Avenue, Childrey, 10.40am to war memorial and then St Mary's Church.

TILEHURST: 10.30am Parade from The Triangle car park to war memorial for service and wreath laying. Afterwards parade to RBL Club, Downing Road.

TWYFORD: 10.10am Parade from Medical Centre car park, halting at bowling green for veterans to fall in, then to St Mary's Church.

WALLINGFORD: 10.30am Parade forms in Cattle Market car park; 10.45am via New Road, St Leonard's Square, St Martin's Street to Market Place war memorial for 10.50am service and wreath laying, then to St Mary's Church.

WANTAGE: 10.40am Parade forms Civic Hall car park, 10.45am via Portway, Newbury Street and Church Street to parish church war memorial. Afterwards parade back via Market Place with salute taken by Air Marshal Sir Roger Austin, former RBL National President.(Wreath laying ceremonies 9am Charlton Parish Church and 9.30am Grove Airfield.)

WARGRAVE: 9.30am assemble Church Street; 9.40am to St Mary's Church for 10am service, then 10.45am to war memorial.

WINDSOR: 10.45am wreath laying at High Street war memorial.

WINNERSH (see HURST)

WOKINGHAM: 2.15pm Parade forms in Easthampstead Road car park with REME Arborfield detachment, 2.30pm via Town Hall and Rose Street to All Saints Church for 3pm, then back to Town Hall war memorial for wreath laying.

WOODLANDS PARK: 10.45am Memorial service St Mary's Church, White Waltham, then to war memorial for wreath laying.

WOOTTON: 10.30am Parade forms outside St. Peter's Church for wreath laying and service.

ARMISTICE DAY, Wednesday, November 11

NEWBURY: 10.55am Service at war memorial, St Nicolas Church, 11am Two Minute Silence observed.

TILEHURST: 10.45: War Memorial, The Triangle, service and Two Minute Silence.

THATCHAM: 10.45am War Memorial, Bath Road, Two Minute Silence and wreath laying.

WOODLEY: 10.45am Wreath laying under town centre clock and Two Minute Silence.