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Lest We Forget
8TH NOVEMBER 2026
The North East Remembers:
Sunday 8th 2026
Sunday 8th 2026
Across the North East, communities will come together this Sunday 8 November to honour the courage, service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives in conflict.
Among the region’s most prominent commemorations, Newcastle will host its traditional military parade, departing the Civic Centre at 10.30am before a Service of Remembrance at Old Eldon Square.
In Sunderland, veterans, serving military personnel and community groups will gather at the Burdon Road War Memorial, with a parade beginning at 10.35am and ceremonial gunfire marking the two-minute silence at 11am.
Morpeth will see its parade, led by Morpeth Pipe Band, leave the Town Hall at 10.35am for the Cenotaph in Deuchar Park, while Hexham will hold church services from 9.30am, followed by a parade from the Moot Hall at 10.15am and remembrance at the Beaumont Street War Memorial.
Across North Tyneside, ceremonies will take place in Tynemouth, North Shields, Wallsend, Forest Hall and surrounding communities, while Seaham will gather at Terrace Green and Seaham Town Park for services at 11am.
Smaller, equally meaningful commemorations will be held throughout the region, including local churches, parish memorials and community gatherings in Washington, Houghton-le-Spring, Ryhope and beyond.
From grand civic parades to quiet moments of reflection, the North East will stand together in remembrance.
We will remember them.
Among the region’s most prominent commemorations, Newcastle will host its traditional military parade, departing the Civic Centre at 10.30am before a Service of Remembrance at Old Eldon Square.
In Sunderland, veterans, serving military personnel and community groups will gather at the Burdon Road War Memorial, with a parade beginning at 10.35am and ceremonial gunfire marking the two-minute silence at 11am.
Morpeth will see its parade, led by Morpeth Pipe Band, leave the Town Hall at 10.35am for the Cenotaph in Deuchar Park, while Hexham will hold church services from 9.30am, followed by a parade from the Moot Hall at 10.15am and remembrance at the Beaumont Street War Memorial.
Across North Tyneside, ceremonies will take place in Tynemouth, North Shields, Wallsend, Forest Hall and surrounding communities, while Seaham will gather at Terrace Green and Seaham Town Park for services at 11am.
Smaller, equally meaningful commemorations will be held throughout the region, including local churches, parish memorials and community gatherings in Washington, Houghton-le-Spring, Ryhope and beyond.
From grand civic parades to quiet moments of reflection, the North East will stand together in remembrance.
We will remember them.
Newcastle City Centre:
The city’s official annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations and military parade will take place on Sunday, 8 November. Armed forces personnel, veterans, and cadets will march through the city center to honor those lost in conflict.
Gateshead
North East Field of Remembrance
Located at Saltwell Park (just outside Saltwell Towers), this is the only Field of Remembrance in Northern England. It is organized by the Royal British Legion and offers a peaceful space for the community to plant commemorative crosses and pay respects.
Low Fell Boer War Memorial
War museum
Gateshead
Directions
A local service begins at 10.45am on Durham Road, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony.
Birtley Cenotaph
Memorial park
Open · Chester-le-Street
Directions
Website
The service will include local road closures around Ravensworth Road and Durham Road from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Sunderland
Sunderland War Memorial (Burdon Road): The main city center parade steps off at 10.35am on Sunday, 8 November, with the service beginning at 11:00am. Two field guns will be fired from Mowbray Park to signal the start of the two-minute silence. Two large public viewing screens will be available on Holmeside and Burdon Road.
Castletown Methodist Church: A localized service runs from 10.30am to 11.15am, followed by a march to the local cemetery.
North Tyneside
North Shields Parade: Gathering at Hawkeys Lane on Sunday, 8 November at 10.55am, with rolling road closures starting from 10:00am.
Whitley Bay Parade: Gathering at The Links on Sunday, 8 November at 3.00pm.
Jigsaw Memorial (Armistice Day): A civic service of remembrance will take place at the Post-1945 Jigsaw Memorial on Tuesday, 11 November at 11.00am
South Tyneside
East Boldon: A parade will assemble at the Grey Horse Pub on Front Street at 10.10am, marching to St George's Church for a 10.35am service. The procession will move to the East Boldon War Memorial at 10.50am for the main 10.55am service.
Boldon Colliery: A dedicated service will be held at the new memorial site.
The city’s official annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations and military parade will take place on Sunday, 8 November. Armed forces personnel, veterans, and cadets will march through the city center to honor those lost in conflict.
Gateshead
North East Field of Remembrance
Located at Saltwell Park (just outside Saltwell Towers), this is the only Field of Remembrance in Northern England. It is organized by the Royal British Legion and offers a peaceful space for the community to plant commemorative crosses and pay respects.
Low Fell Boer War Memorial
War museum
Gateshead
Directions
A local service begins at 10.45am on Durham Road, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony.
Birtley Cenotaph
Memorial park
Open · Chester-le-Street
Directions
Website
The service will include local road closures around Ravensworth Road and Durham Road from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Sunderland
Sunderland War Memorial (Burdon Road): The main city center parade steps off at 10.35am on Sunday, 8 November, with the service beginning at 11:00am. Two field guns will be fired from Mowbray Park to signal the start of the two-minute silence. Two large public viewing screens will be available on Holmeside and Burdon Road.
Castletown Methodist Church: A localized service runs from 10.30am to 11.15am, followed by a march to the local cemetery.
North Tyneside
North Shields Parade: Gathering at Hawkeys Lane on Sunday, 8 November at 10.55am, with rolling road closures starting from 10:00am.
Whitley Bay Parade: Gathering at The Links on Sunday, 8 November at 3.00pm.
Jigsaw Memorial (Armistice Day): A civic service of remembrance will take place at the Post-1945 Jigsaw Memorial on Tuesday, 11 November at 11.00am
South Tyneside
East Boldon: A parade will assemble at the Grey Horse Pub on Front Street at 10.10am, marching to St George's Church for a 10.35am service. The procession will move to the East Boldon War Memorial at 10.50am for the main 10.55am service.
Boldon Colliery: A dedicated service will be held at the new memorial site.
Iconic Landmarks:
From Sunday through Tuesday, landmark structures including the Northern Spire Bridge, Penshaw Monument, and Fulwell Mill will be illuminated in red.
From Sunday through Tuesday, landmark structures including the Northern Spire Bridge, Penshaw Monument, and Fulwell Mill will be illuminated in red.
Shot At Dawn
During WW1 over 300 soldiers, many only teenagers that had lied about their age to enlist, were sentenced to death by firing squad for desertion.
They were shot at dawn by firing squad for not following orders, refusing to fight, they were blindfolded, a white hankie placed over their heart by the medic, they were then tied to a post and shot.
The following poem is written by Jon Turner who's great grandad's brother Arthur Harold Robinson signed up aged 22 and served in the 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was on the frontline at the Battle of the Somme.
Shot at Dawn aged 24 10th May 1916.
Jon commissioned a piece of work by renowned local artist Ray Lonsdale in remembrance of Arthur. Each piece of Rays work is accompanied by a poem - Jon wrote this piece himself.
Shot at Dawn
The frost clings white upon the wire,
A silence heavier than prayer.
No bird dares sing, no wind conspires,
The morning hangs in bitter air.
They lead me where the shadows thin,
Eyes blindfold bound, yet wide within.
The world is hushed, the rifles wait-
Cold justice dressed in soldier's hate.
I think of home, of fields once sown,
Of laughter lost, of love unknown.
The bugle's breath begins to rise,
The sky unmoved, indifferent skies.
A single word, a volley cracks,
The earth accepts what courage lacks.
No medal's shine, no mourner's song,
Just silence where the brave go wrong.
And history will not speak my name,
But whisper only coward, shame.
Yet in the dawn, where blood has bled,
The truth is buried with the dead.
Post shared from @charcoalmonkeys
Image Credit : Ray Londsdale Statues by Paul Levitt
@tworedrubberthings
@paullevitt61
The following poem is written by Jon Turner who's great grandad's brother Arthur Harold Robinson signed up aged 22 and served in the 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was on the frontline at the Battle of the Somme.
Shot at Dawn aged 24 10th May 1916.
Jon commissioned a piece of work by renowned local artist Ray Lonsdale in remembrance of Arthur. Each piece of Rays work is accompanied by a poem - Jon wrote this piece himself.
Shot at Dawn
The frost clings white upon the wire,
A silence heavier than prayer.
No bird dares sing, no wind conspires,
The morning hangs in bitter air.
They lead me where the shadows thin,
Eyes blindfold bound, yet wide within.
The world is hushed, the rifles wait-
Cold justice dressed in soldier's hate.
I think of home, of fields once sown,
Of laughter lost, of love unknown.
The bugle's breath begins to rise,
The sky unmoved, indifferent skies.
A single word, a volley cracks,
The earth accepts what courage lacks.
No medal's shine, no mourner's song,
Just silence where the brave go wrong.
And history will not speak my name,
But whisper only coward, shame.
Yet in the dawn, where blood has bled,
The truth is buried with the dead.
Post shared from @charcoalmonkeys
Image Credit : Ray Londsdale Statues by Paul Levitt
@tworedrubberthings
@paullevitt61
In 2007, the Armed Forces Act 2006 was passed allowing these soldiers to be pardoned posthumously.
A memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum was created in 2000 by the British public artist Andy DeComyn as a gift to the soldiers relatives.
Deliberately located at the most easterly part of the Arboretum where the sun rises first, the memorial portrays a young British soldier blindfolded and tied to a stake, ready to be shot by a firing squad.
The memorial was modelled on the likeness of 17-year-old Private Herbert Burden, who lied about his age to enlist in the armed forces and was later shot for desertion.
It is surrounded by a semicircle of stakes, on each of which are listed the names of the soldiers executed.
It was unveiled by Gertrude Harris, daughter of Private Harry Farr, in June 2001. Marina Brewis, the great-niece of Lance Corporal Peter Goggins, also attended the service. The relatives of 2 servicemen that were part of the campaign for the soldiers to be pardoned. It was Farr's family, who had suffered from shame and financial hardship following his execution, that began the campaign in 1992 and brought a legal case against the Ministry of Defence. Farr had been hospitalised numerous times for shell shock and did not have a fair trial.
The Shot at Dawn Memorial commemorates 309 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were shot for desertion, cowardice, striking a senior officer, disobeying a lawful order, casting away arms, mutiny and sleeping at post during the First World War.
Deliberately located at the most easterly part of the Arboretum where the sun rises first, the memorial portrays a young British soldier blindfolded and tied to a stake, ready to be shot by a firing squad.
The memorial was modelled on the likeness of 17-year-old Private Herbert Burden, who lied about his age to enlist in the armed forces and was later shot for desertion.
It is surrounded by a semicircle of stakes, on each of which are listed the names of the soldiers executed.
It was unveiled by Gertrude Harris, daughter of Private Harry Farr, in June 2001. Marina Brewis, the great-niece of Lance Corporal Peter Goggins, also attended the service. The relatives of 2 servicemen that were part of the campaign for the soldiers to be pardoned. It was Farr's family, who had suffered from shame and financial hardship following his execution, that began the campaign in 1992 and brought a legal case against the Ministry of Defence. Farr had been hospitalised numerous times for shell shock and did not have a fair trial.
The Shot at Dawn Memorial commemorates 309 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were shot for desertion, cowardice, striking a senior officer, disobeying a lawful order, casting away arms, mutiny and sleeping at post during the First World War.
Ray Lonsdale’s Powerful Tributes across the North East
And, of course, a special mention for our very own North East artist Ray Lonsdale, whose extraordinary sculpture Eleven-O-One, affectionately known as Tommy, has become one of the region’s most poignant symbols of remembrance.
His sculptures are scattered across the North East, with several serving as powerful reminders of the impact of war.
His work conveys incredible sensitivity and emotion, often providing deep moments of reflection.
(Above)
Eleven O One
or Tommy
Statue In Seaham, County Durham
A statue of a British infantryman commemorating the end of World War 1.
(Below)
The Ball and The Bradford Boy
Statue In Bishop Auckland, County Durham
A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.
Murton Cenotaph And Children of Mothers
A serene sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, positioned eloquently by The Cenotaph in Murton, near Seaham.
Humanity Remained
The statue reminding us that even amid the horrors of war, the human spirit prevails.
North Marine Park, South Shields NE33 2AL
His work conveys incredible sensitivity and emotion, often providing deep moments of reflection.
(Above)
Eleven O One
or Tommy
Statue In Seaham, County Durham
A statue of a British infantryman commemorating the end of World War 1.
(Below)
The Ball and The Bradford Boy
Statue In Bishop Auckland, County Durham
A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.
Murton Cenotaph And Children of Mothers
A serene sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, positioned eloquently by The Cenotaph in Murton, near Seaham.
Humanity Remained
The statue reminding us that even amid the horrors of war, the human spirit prevails.
North Marine Park, South Shields NE33 2AL
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