Full details of Derby Remembrance event confirmed

Plans for Derby’s annual Remembrance commemorations have been confirmed.

The event, on 10 November, will see troops from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers parade through the city centre and on to the Market Place.

A short service, led by the Very Reverend Dr Peter Robinson, Dean of Derby, is scheduled for 11:00 GMT, followed by a two-minute silence and the laying of wreaths at the war memorial.

There will be dedicated public viewing areas on the Market Place, along with a large screen, with the ceremony also available on the city council’s YouTube channel.

Also taking part will be members of local veteran and youth organisations.

The event will start with a performance by the Surtal Arts Community Choir, a Derby-based South Asian arts organisation on the Market Place at around 10:15.

Council leader Nadine Peatfield said: “Remembrance is an incredibly important event within the civic calendar and I’m very proud that partners from across the city are once again working together to host city centre events on both Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day.”

A series of road closures will be in place from 08:00 until 13:00, with the council house car park closed to members of the public from Saturday evening.