Hunstanton Town Council is inviting residents and visitors to gather in remembrance on Sunday, 9th November 2025, for the town’s annual Remembrance Parade and Service.
The event, held in honour of those who served and sacrificed in the armed forces, will begin with a parade assembling at the United Services Club at 10:40 am before proceeding through the streets to the town’s historic Cenotaph.
At 11:00 am, a Remembrance Service will take place at the Cenotaph in Esplanade Gardens, Cliff Parade, overlooking the Norfolk coastline. The service will include the traditional laying of wreaths, readings, and a two-minute silence marking the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, a moment of national reflection for those who gave their lives in war.
Everyone is welcome to attend, whether to march in the parade or to line the route and pay their respects. The Town Council encourages members of the community, local organisations, and visitors to come together for this solemn occasion. Timings remain provisional and may be subject to slight adjustment on the day.
The Hunstanton War Memorial, a Grade II listed Cenotaph maintained by Historic England, stands as the focal point of the ceremony. Made of Portland stone, the white monument bears bronze wreaths and inscriptions honouring the fallen from both World Wars. Its main face reads, “To Our Glorious Dead,” commemorating 53 men who died in the First World War and 15 in the Second. Names such as Thomas William Adcock, Charles Cyril Andrews, and Reginald Owen Bassham are among those permanently etched into its sides, local sons remembered by generations.
The memorial also bears later inscriptions marking the continued service and sacrifice of Hunstanton residents beyond 1945, with additional names from 1949 and 1979 engraved as reminders that peace itself has a price.
Originally erected to honour those lost in the First World War, the memorial was later expanded and restored. Conservation work in 2010 by Athena Conservation helped ensure the monument remains in good condition, preserving its role as a site of reflection for future generations.
For many, the Remembrance Service at Hunstanton’s Cenotaph is more than a tradition. It is a deeply personal act of gratitude and memory. Standing amid the Esplanade Gardens, with the sea beyond, the white stone monument offers a place where history, sacrifice, and community meet.
As the Last Post sounds and silence falls, Hunstanton will once again unite to remember the courage of those who served, ensuring that their names, carved in stone and carried in hearts, will never be forgotten.
