North Tyneside will come together to honour those who served and sacrificed for our freedoms. Remembrance Sunday parades are set to take place across the borough, on Sunday 8 November, followed by an Armistice Day service on Wednesday 11 November.
All events are free and open to the public. Please remember that young people will be taking part in the parades, so we ask residents to be mindful when crossing roads and pathways. Full details of each event are provided below.
Sunday 8 November 2026 – Remembrance Sunday Parades
- Location: War Memorial, Hawkeys Lane, North Shields. The parade will form up on the road outside TyneMet College on Hawkey’s Lane leaving in procession to the War Memorial. On conclusion of the service the parade will reform and take a final march past
- Time: 11am
- Road closures: A rolling closure will be in place from 10am and will proceed along Hawkeys Lane, North Shields until 12 noon.
- Location: The Links, Whitley Bay Victoria Terrace, Whitley Bay. The parade will assemble in Victoria Terrace, leaving in procession to the Cenotaph situated on the Links. On conclusion of the service the parade will reform and take a final march past
- Time: 3pm
- Road closures: A rolling closure will be in place from 2.15pm and will proceed along the following: Station Road, Victoria Terrace, Whitley Road, Park Avenue, Marine Avenue, The Links & Watts Slope until 3.00pm
Tynemouth
- Location: War Memorial, Village Green, Tynemouth. The parade will form up in the Holy Saviours Parish Hall car park, leaving in procession down Manor Road to the War Memorial located in the centre of the park by Front Street
- Time: 11am
- Road closures: A rolling closure will be in place from 10.15am and will proceed along the following: Manor Road and Huntingdon Place between Front Street and the junction with Percy Park Road, Tynemouth until 11.35am. Manor Road closed from 11.35am to approximately 12pm for the duration of the service. Manor Road and Front Street will be closed for the duration of the service from 11.35 to approximately 12noon.
- Location: Burn Close War Memorial, Wallsend. The parade will form up on Richardson Street, leaving in procession to the War Memorial on Archer Street. On conclusion of the service, the parade will march back to Wallsend Town Hall, where a final march will take place.
- Time: 11am
- Road closures: A rolling closure will be in place from 10.30am and will proceed along the following: Richardson Street, High Street East, Church Bank, St Peters Road, Burn Bank and Archer Street finishing and then return back along the same roads returning to Wallsend Town Hall at 12.00 noon.
Forest Hall – Longbenton District Remembrance Parade
- Location: Parade will assemble at the Ex-Servicemen’s Institute, Crescent Way North, Forest Hall, leaving in procession to the Cenotaph within the grounds of St Bartholomew’s Church, Station Road, Benton. The event will conclude with a service in the Church.
- Time: 11am
- Road closures: A rolling closure will be in place from 10.20am and will proceed along the following: Crescent Way North, Forrest Hall Road, Station Road and Station Road North finishing at 11.15am.
Wideopen, Seaton Burn
- Location: Seaton Burn War Memorial. The parade will form up on the main road outside St Columba’s Parish Church, leaving in procession to the Seaton Burn War Memorial. On conclusion of the service, the parade will march back to St Columba’s Parish Church.
- Time: 11am
- Road closures: A rolling closure will be in place from 10.30am and will proceed along the following: Great North Road and Bridge Street to the Seaton Burn War Memorial and will then return South along the same road to St Columbas Church at 11.30am
Shiremoor
- Location: Cenotaph, Earsdon Road, Shiremoor NE27 0RS (near Saint Marks Court).
- Time: 11am
- Road closures: Road closure 10:45am – 11:30am Earsdon Road at the junction with Lesbury Avenue.
There are no alternative routes for any of the above parades on Sunday 8 November 2026.
Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Armistice Day service
White Swan Centre, Killingworth
- Event: Service of Remembrance and two-minute silence
- Location: Post 1945 Jigsaw Memorial, White Swan Centre, Killingworth
- Time: 11am