Hurstpierpoint's Remembrance Day Parade 2021

By Major Richardson MBE

The parade will go ahead this year (we hope), but sadly without the support of the normal band or the traffic marshalling, so we have had to leverage the great will of the people of Hurstpierpoint and the team at Hurst College to make it happen. The support from Rev Jane Willis and our Parish Council Office has been tremendous.

A special thanks and recognition must go to Sarah Groom. I would also like to give thanks to Hurst College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and our very own detachment of CCF who have been of great help, along with Capt Margaret Taylor from the Girls Brigade, the wonderful St Lawrence School and the Poacher Irregulars, who have rallied to ensure we have traffic marshalling covered. A huge thanks to everyone for helping in making this happen.

We meet at around 10.30am at South Ave Rec on 14th November 2021, to parade to the war memorial for 10.50am - after which a service will take place in the church. Seats in Holy Trinity will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, and a face-covering is strongly recommended inside.

Remembrance Parade through Hurst

Remembrance Parade in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex

By Trevor Evans

This year’s parade will mark a special milestone in our country’s history; 100 years ago, on Sunday 11th November 1918, the guns fell silent and the First World War was over.

This year, as always, we remember at our village Memorial all those villagers who not only gave their lives in the Great War but those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in subsequent theatres of war.

This year’s Remembrance Parade will take place on Sunday 11th November. The parade will form up at 10.30am at South Avenue. The parade will then march through the High Street to the War Memorial. If wet, the parade will assemble in the Army Cadets drill hall, which is situated behind the Co-op in the High Street.

The police have advised that they are no longer able to provide assistance for road closure traffic control and that we provide our own marshals.

I would ask motorists to accept a short delay on their journey whilst the parade takes place.

Having carried out the duties as Parade Marshal for the Royal British Legion in the village for many years I have decided to stand down after this year’s parade. I will be handing over the baton to Colin Richardson MBE who will continue the parade organisation on behalf of the village.