Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance event details
Communities across the Isle of Wight come together in November to honour those who served and sacrificed. This page contains the Order of Service for Remembrance Sunday at St Thomas Square.
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Field of Remembrance event details
County Remembrance Service and parade
- Where: St Thomas Square, Newport
- When: Sunday 9 November 2025 at 10.25am
St Thomas's Square
Newport
Remembrance Sunday
9 November 2025
10.25am
Order of Service
Welcome and Opening Prayer
Reverend Chris Bradish - Newport Team Rector & IW Area Dean
Exhortation
Cdt Seb Drake, 7 Godshill Troop, Gallipoli Coy
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.
The Last Post
Abbie Cook, Vectis Corp of Drums Marching Band
The Two Minute Silence is observed
Reveille
The Kohima Epitaph
LCpl Drake, 266 Port Sqn, 165 Port & Maritime Regt
When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, we gave our today.
Wreath Laying Ceremony
Nimrod, Edward Elgar – Vectis Crops of Drums
Bible Reading: Isaiah 2.3-5
Reverend Abbie Lynch - Curate, Newport and Carisbrooke Parish
Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Hymn
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away. Change and decay in all around I see. O thou who changest not, abide with me.
I need thy presence every passing hour. What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who like thyself my guide and strength can be? Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes. Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee; in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Address
Cllr Ian Dore, Chairman IWC
The Prayers
Reverend Chris Bradish - Newport Team Rector & IW Area Dean
All Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name:
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen
The Blessing
Reverend Chris Bradish - Newport Team Rector & IW Area Dean
The National Anthem
God save our gracious King,
long live our noble King,
God save the King.
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
long to reign over us:
God save the King.
The Parade Marshal will order “Standard Bearers – Carry Standards” the Parade marches out onto the High Street, up to St James Square and down Pyle Street. As it marches past ‘Waterstones’ His Majesty’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant will take the salute, as it marches past the Memorial the parade will salute toward the Memorial.
The Silver Bugle of the Isle of Wight Rifles
Bugle Major Reginald Frank Peachey
Today, the Last Post was played on the Silver Bugle that was originally presented to the 1st Battalion of the Isle of Wight Rifles prior to their departure for the Gallipoli Campaign during the First World War.
This historic bugle was carried into battle and used to sound the advance by Bugle Major Reginald Frank Peachey. The glint of the sun on the bugle revealed his position, and he was wounded in action. Bugle Major Peachey was returned to the Island.
The bugle has been kindly loaned to the IW Lieutenancy by Pauline and Neil Boyd. Pauline Boyd is the great-granddaughter of Bugle Major Peachey.
Some material included in this service is © Archbishops’ Council 2000 Hymns reproduced under CCL 615061