 
Remembrance Sunday on 8 November and Armistice Day on Wednesday 11 November are days to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
The Southampton Remembrance Sunday Service this year will not take place. The key elements of the Remembrance Service have been filmed in advance at the Cenotaph and at different war memorials across the city. The service will be shared on the Visit Southampton website and on Council Facebook and YouTube channels on Sunday 8 November at 11:02am.
 Marking Remembrance
As this year's commemoration is very different for all of us, please consider alternative ways to mark this important occasion to help prevent the spread of the virus and at all times remember to adhere to government guidelines and the
new National restrictions.
We are encouraging all residents to stand on their doorstep at 11am and honour the 2-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday and some churches across the city will be ringing their bells at 11.02am.
It is appreciated that you may wish to lay a wreath at this important time, but you must remember you should not make any unnecessary journeys during the new restrictions and advise you to consider visiting your local war memorial as part of your daily exercise.
View a map of the local war memorials
 We will remember them
A new Remembrance bench has recently been installed at Veracity Sports Ground between Itchen and Merryoak.
This has joined the suite of four benches that have been placed around the city to commemorate the contribution that armed forces personnel made to World War One.
The other benches can be found at Southampton Old Cemetery, Lances Hill,
South Stoneham Garden of Remembrance, Stoneham Cemetery and Hollybrook Cemetery.
 Create your own special Remembrance poppy
In this video the Southampton Cultural Services’ Learning team share some ideas on how to create your very own remembrance poppy.
You can also download and print an iconic remembrance poppy from The Royal British Legion website.
Hang your poppy in your window to show your support for the armed forces community throughout November and share your pictures with us on social media using the hashtags #NeverForgotten and #SouthamptonRemembers, so we can share them with our social media followers.
 100 Years of The Cenotaph in Southampton
Friday 6 November 2020 marks 100 years since the unveiling of the Sir Edwin Lutyens designed Cenotaph. The memorial was the first of dozens by Lutyens to be built in permanent form and it influenced his later designs, including The Cenotaph on Whitehall in London.
These images are from Southampton's unveiling event in 1920 and from a Remembrance Service in 1921 - Images from Southampton Archives.
History of the Cenotaph
Councillor Sue Blatchford, Mayor of Southampton, tells the story of The Cenotaph
in this film, created especially to mark the 100 years anniversary.
The Cenotaph Virtual Tour
You may not be able to visit The Cenotaph over the coming week to pay your respects but we can bring the war memorial to you with this virtual tour.
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