Remembrance Sunday in South Shields: times and road closures
Tue 3 Nov 2026 · Written for Visit South Shields from the sources below.
Updated 7 Nov 2026 with the council's published South Shields road-closure list.
South Shields marks Remembrance Sunday on 8 November with a parade and a service at Westoe War Memorial. (South Tyneside Council, 4 Nov 2026: South Tyneside Marks Remembrance; Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday services; checked 7 Nov 2026)
- 10:15am: the parade forms up on Beach Road, next to the Town Hall.
- 10:30am: it marches up Westoe Road to the memorial.
- 10:55am: the service begins.
Driving that morning? The council has published fixed closures in South Shields from 9:30am to 12pm on:
- Beach Road, from the Anderson Street junction to the Westoe Road junction
- Westoe Road, from the Beach Road junction to the Horsley Hill Road junction
- Horsley Hill Road (full length of the listed closure)
Leave extra time or use the Metro. Closures also apply in Hebburn, Jarrow, East Boldon, Boldon Colliery, Cleadon and Whitburn. (Shields Gazette, 6 Nov 2026: full list of Remembrance Sunday road closures; checked 7 Nov 2026)
On Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November, South Shields services include West Park War Memorial (assemble 10:50am) and the Merchant Navy Memorial outside The Customs House at Mill Dam (service 10:50am). There is also a service at St Stephen's Church, Mile End Road, at 10:15am. (South Tyneside Council, 4 Nov 2026: South Tyneside Marks Remembrance; checked 7 Nov 2026)
Travel notes for Remembrance week (Metro changes and free Stagecoach buses for the Armed Forces community) are in our travel guide.
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