Oldham to pay tribute to servicemen and women on Remembrance Sunday

Oldhamers are being invited to remember the brave servicemen and women who served in the armed forces and sacrificed their lives for the country at Remembrance Services across the town on Sunday.

From tomorrow (Friday), the JR Clynes building will be lit up red, and poppies will be projected onto the new event space in Parliament Square, the Loom, until the end of Armistice Day on November 11. 

People are invited to join in at their local cenotaph to honour those who lost their lives in past wars and conflicts.  

Civic Remembrance Sunday services, held in conjunction with branches of the Royal British Legion, will take place across the borough as follows: 

Oldham 

The service will be held at the War Memorial, opposite the Old Town Hall, commencing at 10.50am. 

A procession will assemble at New Radcliffe Street at 10.20am and proceed to the War Memorial at 10.30am. 

All ex-service and civilian organisations are invited to accompany the Mayor. Crosses may be placed in the field of remembrance adjoining the War Memorial. 

Chadderton 

The service will take place at the War Memorial in the Chadderton Town Hall Gardens, Middleton Road, commencing at 10.55am. 

A procession will assemble at the rear of Chadderton Reform Club, Middleton Road, at 10.00am and proceed to the War Memorial at 10.30am. 

Crompton 

The service will be held at the War Memorial, commencing at 10.55am. 

A procession will assemble at the Royal British Legion Club, Newtown Street, Shaw, at 10.30am and proceed to the War Memorial at 10.40am. 

Failsworth 

The service will take place at the War Memorial on Oldham Road, commencing at 10.55am. 

The parade will assemble at Failsworth Pole at 10.10am and proceed to the War Memorial at 10.40am prompt. 

Lees 

The service will be held at the War Memorial, commencing at 10.30am. 

A procession will assemble in Thomas Street at 10.10am before proceeding to the War Memorial. 

Royton 

The service will take place at Royton Park, commencing at 10.55am. 

Uniformed services should assemble at the rear of the Boyes store, on the car park off Radcliffe Street, at 10.40am prompt. 

The march will set off at 10.50am to the memorial at Royton Park, followed by a march past Royton Town Hall. 

Saddleworth 

Two services will be held in Saddleworth: 

• At St Chad’s Memorial, opposite Uppermill Library, Uppermill, on Monday 10 November 2025, commencing at 7.00pm. 

• At the Pots and Pans Memorial on Sunday 9 November 2025, commencing at 10.50am. 

Representatives of all organisations, uniformed services and members of the public are warmly invited to attend any of the above services. An opportunity will be given to those who wish to place wreaths on the memorials. 

British Legion 

There are many other ways in which you can commemorate this year’s Remembrance and for plenty of ideas on how to do so, please visit the British Legion website below. 

• British Legion website