Brentford and Isleworth Remember This Sunday
Parades in both towns to end at local war memorial
A previous Remembrance Sunday in the area. Picture: Brentford TV
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Services of Remembrance are being held across Brentford and Isleworth this Sunday (9 November).
There will be a parade to Brentford Cenotaph assembling outside St. Paul’s Church at 10:30am and departing for the war memorial outside Brentford Library on Boston Manor Road at 10:40am. The parade will be led by 203 Brentford AFC and students from Isleworth & Syon School with Cllr Marina Sharma representing Hounslow Council. The service begins at 10:50am.
Schools in the area have also been invited to join the parade meeting either at Isleworth Green at 10:15am or Isleworth British Legion at 10:30am. Five minutes later they will then walk to the Isleworth War Memorial outside St Bridget's Church for service. Cllr John Stroud-Turp will represent the council.
Members of the public should go directly to the memorial.
On Saturday, 22 November at 11pm there will be a gathering at the Katyń Memorial, followed by a guided walk around Gunnersbury Cemetery and a visit to Gunnersbury Park Museum, highlighting the story of Poles in the UK and their contribution to British life.
South Western Railway (SWR) is once again offering serving military personnel and veterans attending any local Remembrance Sunday events on Sunday 9 November the opportunity to travel for free on all its services.
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