Sidmouth turned out in force to honour the fallen on Remembrance Sunday (November 8), with crowds standing silent to reflect and give thanks at the town’s war memorial.
Veterans, serving armed forces and youth service groups took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service of Remembrance, honouring those who fought, and died, for their country.
Residents and visitors are invited to take part in the town’s Armistice Day two minutes’ silence on Wednesday, November 11, where at 11am Sidmouth will stop to remember the fallen.
There will be a short procession of standard bearers, veterans and service personnel leaving Market Place to the war memorial for a short service, followed by two minutes’ silence which will start and end when maroons are fired from the church tower.
When the 11th hour sounded, the town fell silent for two minutes, and wreaths were laid at the foot of the war memorial.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Sidmouth’s Remembrance Sunday service at St Giles and St Nicholas Church, Sunday, November 8, 2026.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Standard bearers and the Remembrance parade on Sunday set off from the top of the town, marching to the town war memorial at St Giles and St Nicholas Church, in Church Street.
The Remembrance Sunday parade set off through Sidmouth to the town’s war memorial.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Standard bearers and the Remembrance parade set off from the top of the town, marching to the war memorial at St Giles and St Nicholas Church.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Veterans, serving armed forces and youth groups took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service of Remembrance.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Sidmouth turned out in force to honour its war dead on Sunday (November 8).
Photo: Simon Horn.
Children placed poppies at the town’s war memorial.
Photo: Simon Horn.
When the 11th hour sounded, the town fell silent for two minutes, and wreaths were laid at the foot of the war memorial.
Poppies in remembrance, honouring those who died for their country.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Sidmouth’s Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service of Remembrance, honoured those who fought, and died, for their country.
Photo: Simon Horn.
Councillor Hilary Nelson, Chair of Sidmouth Town Council said: “It is so important, particularly in these changing times, that all generations remember and honour the memory of those who served and sacrificed for our country both in the World Wars and more recent conflicts.”
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