REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2026 AT LOUGHBOROUGH CARILLON
As is traditional every year, a large crowd gathered in Queen’s Park for the Remembrance Sunday service on November 8th.
The Carillon, Loughborough’s war memorial, is the focus for this event, commemorating and remembering the men and women who have died serving their country from WW1 onwards.
The armed services, public and voluntary organisations were represented, with the service led by the Rev. Emily Sharman, who is Chaplain to the Royal British Legion’s Loughborough branch, and by Liz Newton, Chaplain to the Mayor. Readings were given by the Mayor of Charnwood Colin Hamilton, and by Graham Waller, Royal British Legion Chairman.
The two minutes’ silence were marked by the cascading of poppies from the top of the Carillon, and our carillonneur played that heart-stopping anthem, Elgar’s Nimrod, as wreaths were laid.
