Remembrance Sunday
Carlisle Mayor to lead Civic Procession
Carlisle Mayor, Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Mallinson, accompanied
by Senior Clergy and Military personnel will lead the 90 strong
Civic Procession to commemorate Remembrance Sunday (11 November)
this week.
The Mayor, accompanied by local dignitaries including Carlisle
City Councillors, will leave the Old Town Hall at 9.45am, to arrive
at Carlisle Cathedral for the 10am Service of Remembrance.
Following the Service, the Civic Procession will proceed to the
Town Hall Square where a Parade, Service and Wreath-Laying Ceremony
will take place at 10.55am. The public is invited to attend this
ceremony.
The Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr Mrs Elizabeth Mallinson said:
Remembrance Sunday is the National Day set aside
to remember all our Service Men and Women, from the United Kingdom
and the Commonwealth, who served in Two World Wars, and who gave
the ultimate sacrifice to allow others to live in freedom. This
year we will also be thinking of our brave Service Men and Women
who have lost their lives in recent conflicts.
