Isle of Man set for Remembrance Sunday

Services will take place around the Island

Residents across the Isle of man will fall silent on Sunday (8 November) to remember those who have died serving their country. 

A two-minute silence will commence at 11am, while the National Service of Remembrance takes place in the Royal Chapel in St John's at 3pm.

The Lieutenant Governor and Ard-Shirveishagh Chris Thomas will lay wreaths at the National War Memorial following the service.

Meanwhile, President of Tynwald Juan Watterson will represent the Island at the UK's National Service of Remembrance in London and will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

SERVICES

Arbory

Arbory Commissioners will be holding a service at Arbory Parish Church at 11am.

Bridge Road in Ballasalla will be closed to traffic between 10:40am and 11:20am for wreath laying.

Ballasalla 

There will be a ceremony at the Abbey Church from 10.45am. 

Bridge Road, Ballasalla will be closed from 10.40am until 11.20am. 

Cregneash

St Peter's Church will then hold a service at 3.15pm.

Douglas 

A parade will depart Market Hill at 9.20am ahead of a service of remembrance in St Thomas's Church at 10am.

That will be followed by a silence at wreath laying at the War Memorial on Douglas promenade, where a number of road closures will be in place until after the ceremony has finished.

Roads surrounding St Thomas’ Church will also be closed between 9.30am and 11am. 

Onchan 

There will be a short ceremony at the Onchan War Memorial, with maroons behind fired from behind the commissioners' offices to mark the start of the silence.

The entire length of Elm Tree Road will close from 9.15am to 9.45am; while Avondale Road, Church Road and Main Road will also see closures from 9.30am to 11.45am. 

Peel

A service will be held at St German's Cathedral from 3pm.

The Royal British Legion Service will be led by the Cathedral Choir and Castle Town Metropolitan Silver Band.

Port Erin

St Catherine's Church will be holding its remembrance event from 10.55am.

Port St Mary

A service will be held from 10.45am at Kirk Christ.

Ramsey

The Remembrance service will take place at the town's war memorial in the Courthouse grounds at 11am.

The Ramsey branch of the Royal British Legion will then hold a service at St. Paul's Church at 6.30pm.