The church service at Oldham Parish Church will be no longer be held on Remembrance Sunday.
The national lockdown has prevented the holding of our planned church service on Sunday.
However, the service will still be streamed via the council’s website at www.oldham.gov.uk/RemembranceSunday and also on Oldham Community Radio, from 10.50am on Remembrance Sunday with some pre-recorded elements including wreath laying at all of the civic districts (inc Crompton).
Although not all of the service may now be broadcast live, the new arrangements will hopefully ensure that the broadcast is as meaningful and respectful as it would have been if we were able to be there in person.
A copy of the Order of Service will also be available on the Council’s website alongside the broadcast.
We would also like to remind everyone that they are very much invited to commemorate Remembrance this year from home; keeping everyone safe in these most challenging and difficult of times.
People can still individually lay wreaths (at any time) and pay their respects at specific memorials but there are no organised services and people need to be mindful of social distancing and other National Lockdown rules when they do.
Please do support The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal – details below: