Remembrance Day Events 2025
Remembrance Sunday falls on the second Sunday in November each year. It is a day for the nation to remember and honour all those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom.
Armistice Day marks the end of the First World War. It falls on 11 November each year. A 2-minute silence is observed on the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Many remembrance events are held in towns and villages across Thurrock each year.
| Town | Church / War Memorial | Time and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aveley | St. Michael’s Church High Street Aveley RM15 4AD |
Sunday 9th November : Service at 9:45am War Memorial at 10:45am, finishing est 11:15am with refreshments in St Michael’s and Aveley Christian Centre. |
| Bulphan |
St Mary-the-Virgin, Church Road, Bulphan |
Sunday 9th November: 8:45am Holy Communion Service 2pm: Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in the Churchyard |
| Chadwell St. Mary | St. Mary’s Church Linford Road (Chadwell Hill) Chadwell St. Mary |
Sunday 9th November at 10.45am: Remembrance service on Service starts in Church, and towards the end of the service we move outside to the memorial in the Church yard to lay wreaths and crosses. |
| Chafford Hundred |
War Memorial – located on wall in Kershaw Close, Chafford Hundred |
Sunday 9th November 2:45pm: Leaving Warren school, service at 3pm at War Memorial on wall in Kershaw Close, Chafford Hundred |
| St Michael’s Fobbing | War Memorial on wall in church |
Sunday 9th November 9:15am Service |
| St Michael's Corringham | War memorial on wall in church | Sunday 9th November: Usual Service 10:45 |
| Grays | Grays War Memorial | Sunday 9th November: Please meet at the Grays War Memorial from 10.45am for 11.00am start |
| Horndon-on-the-Hill | St. Peter & St. Paul Church Orsett Road
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Sunday 9th November : 10:45am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial 11am Remembrance Family Service in the Church |
| North Stifford | Stifford War Memorial, Cemetery at St Mary’s Church, High Road, North Stifford, RM16 5UE |
Sunday 9th November: 10.50am, with wreaths being laid. |
| North Stifford |
Ardale War Memorial, Guardian Avenue, Stifford Green, North Stifford, RM16 5US |
Tuesday 11th November: The Ardale War Memorial service will be at 10:50am. Wreaths may be laid. |
| Orsett | Orsett War Memorial (Opposite Whitmore Arms) Orsett |
Saturday 8th November 10am Family Service in the church followed by Act of Remembrance at War Memorial |
| Purfleet |
Purfleet Heritage Centre, Centurion Way, Purfleet and onto St Stephen’s Church |
Sunday 2nd November 10am - 10:30am Parade from Centre to St Stephens 11am Service |
| South Ockendon | St. Nicholas Church The Green South Ockendon |
Sunday 9th November: 10.00am service, then at the War Memorial on the Green for about 10.45am for continued service. |
| Stanford-le-Hope | St Margaret’s Parish Church Stanford-le-Hope War Memorial The Green Stanford-le-Hope |
Sunday 9th November: arrive at 10.15am for service at the Memorial at 10.30am.
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| Tilbury |
Tilbury War Memorial (Civic Square) |
Sunday 9th November: 11.00am gathering for 11:30am start at memorial. |
| Blackshots |
St Johns, 8A Victoria Avenue, Grays, RM16 2RP |
Sunday 9th November: service at 10.30am |
| West Thurrock | West Thurrock Memorial Park, London Road, West Thurrock |
Sunday 2nd November: 2pm – 2:20pm |