Remembrance 2025
"They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun,
and in the morning
We will remember them."
Remembrance Sunday Parade 2025
Sunday 9th November
Sudbury Remembrance Parade schedule:
Form up on North side of Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 2EA
Parade form up: 1.40pm
March off: 2.00pm
The Sudbury Branch of The Royal British Legion and Sudbury Town Council warmly invite you to Sudbury's Remembrance Sunday Parade 2025 taking place on Sunday 9th November.
The Parade will form up on the North side of the Market Hill to leave at 2.00 p.m. and be led by The Colchester Pipes and Drums to travel down Gainsborough Street into Gregory Street and finish at St Gregory's Church.
Following the Service, wreaths will be laid on both the British and American Memorials at The Croft.
The Parade will then form up to march along Croft Road into New Street, North Street and back to the Market Hill.
The Salute will be taken outside the Town Hall by the Deputy Lieutenant, Town Mayor and our Branch President.
Two Minutes Silence
11:00am 11th November
Two minutes silence will be observed by the Mayor, the Town Clerk and members of the RBL outside the Town Hall on 11.11.2025 at 11:00am. Members of the public are welcome to join.
Poppy Appeal 2025
Saturday 25th October
The Mayor will launch the Poppy Appeal 2025 with a speech outside the Town Hall on Saturday 25th October at 11am.
The Royal British Legion will hold a stall on the Saturday market on Market Hill for the following two Saturdays to raise money for the armed forces community.
Poppies will be available to buy with a donation to the RBL within the Tourist Information Centre in Gaol Lane.
To learn more about the Sudbury branch of the Royal British Legion, and to donate, you can visit their website here.
Sudbury Roll of Honour
& Sudbury at War permanent exhibit at Sudbury Heritage Centre
Sudbury Heritage Centre, Town Hall
(Gaol Lane Entrance), Sudbury, CO10 1JL
Open: Monday - Saturday, Free Entry
WW1 ROLL OF HONOUR
During the First World War 236 men from Sudbury families joined the war effort and lost their lives, not always in action. Some died of disease, others in accidents. Just a few of their stories are told at the Sudbury Heritage Centre.
WW2 ROLL OF HONOUR
In the war years of 1939-1945 Sudbury men fought on land, in the air and at sea, in all the main theatres of war including the jungles of the Far East and the deserts of North Africa. The stories of some of the 60 who died in this conflict is told in a dedicted permanent display at The Heritage Centre.
AMERICANS IN SUDBURY
A deserted airfield lies just to the east of Sudbury. For some eighteen months in 1944-45 this was ‘home’ to some 3,000 young American GIs of the 486th Bomber Group. B17 and B24 heavy bombers took off on missions into Occupied Europe. The story of the 486th Group is told at the Heritage Centre - dedicated to the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Commonwealth War Graves
We produce a booklet of Commonwealth War Graves in Sudbury Cemetary. This is available to pick up for free in the Heritage Centre, or can be downloaded here.
VJ Day 80 Celebrations
On the 15th August 2025 Sudbury Town Council joined the Royal British Legion in celebrating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day by hosting a service in front of the Town Hall, with a reenactment of the unveiling of the plaque and a performance of war time songs.
Videographer Finlay Higgins filmed the celebrations for us and the result is viewable here.
