Remembrance Sunday falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Services and commemorations are planned in Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet, Street and Wells, with the national two-minute silence at 11am.

Glastonbury Remembrance Sunday service

Glastonbury's Town Remembrance Service will be held at St John's Church at 11am.

The town's commemorations include a parade and wreath-laying at the war memorial before the service.

The service will also be streamed online by St Johns Church for people unable to attend in person.

Shepton Mallet Remembrance Sunday service

Shepton Mallet's service will take place at the High Street Cenotaph, organised by Shepton Mallet Town Council and the Royal British Legion.

People are asked to assemble at 10.35am, with the parade falling in at 10.45am. The service begins at 10.47am, ahead of the two-minute silence at 11am. Local organisations will lay wreaths, before the parade moves on to St Peter and St Paul's Church.

The service is open to everyone. The Royal British Legion's Club on the High Street will open at 10am for food donations, with a post-parade gathering planned for Legion members, veterans and townsfolk.

Street Remembrance Parade and service

Street's parade and service begins at 2.30pm. Street Parish Council and Street Royal British Legion are organising the event, which is open to everyone.

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Wreaths will be laid at Street United Reformed Church and Merriman Park.

Wells Remembrance Sunday events and road closures

Wells' service begins at St Cuthbert's Church at 10.15am. A two-minute silence will be held at 11am, followed by wreath-laying at the War Memorial. The parade will then go along the High Street before continuing towards Brown's Gate and the Harry Patch Memorial.

City-centre road closures are scheduled from 8am to noon. They affect St Cuthbert Street, Market Street, Priest Row, Mill Street, Guard House Lane, High Street, Sadler Street, Cathedral Green and St Andrew Street. Queen Street will close between St Cuthbert Street and Market Street. Drivers are advised to allow extra time for journeys.

Wells Cathedral will hold a Cathedral Eucharist and Act of Remembrance at 10.30am. At 3pm, the Cathedral Choir will perform Fauré's Requiem in a free devotional service, ending with the traditional poppy drop. by Laura Linham

Armistice Day in Wells

On Wednesday, 11 November, Wells City Council and the Royal British Legion will hold an observance at the conduit in Wells Market Place from 10.55am.

Wells Cathedral will also hold an Act of Remembrance at its North Transept War Memorial, including the two-minute silence at 11am, the Last Post and Reveille.

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