Remembrance Sunday 2026 in Hebburn: Parade and Services

Remembrance Sunday carries particular weight in Hebburn. The town built ships for both world wars, and the destroyer HMS Kelly came out of the Hawthorn Leslie yard on the riverside. Each year the town's parade ends at Hebburn Cemetery, where a memorial to the ship's crew stands among the war graves. In 2026 Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November.

The Hebburn programme

South Tyneside Council and the Shields Gazette have published the order of the day for Hebburn:

• 9.15am: the parade assembles outside Hebburn Central on Glen Street
• 10.15am: a service at St John's Church on Canning Street
• 10.55am: after the church service the parade re-forms and marches to the war memorial in Carr Ellison Park for a service, including the two-minute silence at 11am
• Afterwards: the parade continues to Hebburn Cemetery for a short service at the Kelly Grave

Anyone is welcome to watch along the route or stand at the memorial. If you plan to go to the park, it is worth arriving a little before 11am, as the area around the memorial fills up in the run-up to the silence.

Best for: Times are from the programme published by South Tyneside Council and the Shields Gazette. Arrangements can change on the day, so check South Tyneside Council's Remembrance services page before you set off.

Elsewhere in South Tyneside

Services and parades take place across the borough on the same morning, including in Jarrow, South Shields and the Boldons. The council's Remembrance page and the Gazette's list cover every location if you would rather go to a service nearer family or friends.

Armistice Day

Armistice Day falls on Wednesday 11 November 2026. The national two-minute silence is held at 11am, and many workplaces, schools and shops in the town pause to mark it.

If your group, school or club is holding its own act of remembrance in Hebburn, let us know.