News Remembrance Sunday 2025 in Maidstone
Join the annual parade and Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial, The Broadway, in Maidstone town centre on Sunday 9 November 2025.
Paper copies will be distributed to those in Jubilee Square on Remembrance Sunday morning.
As in previous years, the day will be marked by a parade and a service of remembrance, including the two-minute silence at 11.00am in the Memorial in The Broadway, followed by the laying of wreaths.
During the event Maidstone’s Mayor, Cllr Martin Round, will be joined by Lt Col Sean Parr RE, Commanding Officer of 36 Engineer Regiment and the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers, to take the salute from the parade.
- 10:30am Parade steps off from the junction of Week Street and the High Street, and will progress towards the War Memorial in Broadway
- 10:50am Service of Remembrance begins, followed by wreath laying
- 11.00am Two minutes silence
- 11:15am The dignitaries’ party, followed by the parade, will process back into the High Street where the Mayor and Commanding Officer take the salute from the parade
- 11.25am Parade returns turns to Week Street and makes its way to its point of dispersal
Road closures will be in place from 09:45am–12:30pm around The Broadway, London Road, Rocky Hill, Tonbridge Road and St Peter’s Street.
Maidstone Borough Council would like to apologise for any inconvenience the road closures, parade and service may cause but trust that people will understand the importance of commemorating Armistice Day and remembering the men and women who have been killed or wounded in conflict.
The Council thanks all in advance for their patience on Remembrance Sunday.