Season of Remembrance at Bradford Cathedral
We will be marking this season of remembrance with a series of services and events.
On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, the Bradford district will pay its respects to those killed or injured in conflicts around the world.
The Bradford city centre services for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day will be returning to the Cenotaph this year.
Remembrance Service
Sunday 10th November | From 10:25am | Cenotaph
On Remembrance Sunday, 10 November the Civic parade will leave from City Hall at 10:25am and the Dean of Bradford, the Very Reverend Andy Bowerman will give the ‘The Gathering’ at 10:55am at the Cenotaph. ‘The Gathering’ begins the Act of Remembrance with some short reflective sentences.
The service will start at 11am with a two minute silence and will be led by The Very Reverend Andy Bowerman. Wreaths will be placed at the foot of the Cenotaph during the service. People will then move from the cenotaph to gather in City Park for The Sunset Ceremony which will be performed to conclude the service. Those who would like to take part in the parade are asked to assemble in Centenary Square at 10:15am. All are welcome to attend.
Short Service to mark Armistice Day
Monday 11th November | 11am | City Park
On Armistice Day, Monday, 11 November at 11am, all are invited to gather at the Bradford Cenotaph for a short service to remember, reflect and pray. The service will be attended by the Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Bev Mullaney.
Remembrance Sunday Service
Sunday 10th November | 10:30am | Bradford Cathedral
All are welcome to the Sunday Eucharist, our focal act of worship for the Cathedral. In this service, we gather together in praise and prayer, we listen to the scriptures, and we share bread and wine together as Jesus commanded his disciples to do.
The liturgy follows the pattern of Common Worship with elements of the service sung by the Cathedral Choir. The service is also live-streamed via the cathedral’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
The Choral Eucharist at 10.30am will include an Act of Remembrance at the Cathedral Memorial. The music will include Elgar’s Nimrod (from ‘Enigma Variations’).
Remembrance Sunday Evensong
Sunday 10th November | 3:30pm | Bradford Cathedral
This is an opportunity for reflection in the beauty of Bradford Cathedral with music for Remembrance sung by the Cathedral Choir, including Bainton’s ‘And I Saw A New Heaven’.
Monday Fellowship
Monday 11th November | 2pm | de Lacy Centre, Bradford Cathedral
The Bradford Cathedral Monday Fellowship talk, on Monday 11 November at 2pm in the de Lacy Centre, will be about the ‘World War I Memorial Window’.
There But Not There
As you look around the Cathedral, you will see some silhouettes to commemorate those who served and died in World War I. These transparent figures help us remember those who went from Bradford and District – all the lives given and taken away in conflict and the families and communities who suffered here at home.
There are also two life-size outline First World War soldiers, in fields of poppies.
Please pause by the silhouettes, reflect, pray, give thanks and commit to peace-making action to ensure that the 1,118,264 British and Commonwealth service personnel who died would not have died in vain. You may light a candle as you pray.
Educational Resources
You can view and download educational resources from our ‘seasonal resources’ page.
Create your own 3D Poppy Picture to help mark this year’s Remembrance Day. We’d love to see your completed poppy pictures! E-mail them to info@bradfordcathedral.org or share them with us on social media!
Festival of Remembrance (Radio Broadcast)
You can listen to a special show created for Premier Christian Radio in 2024, which includes archive material from previous Festival of Remembrance services, with newly recorded material from the choir.
It will be broadcast on Sunday 10th November at 2pm or you can listen back below.
You can also read the poem ”Bradford Pals’, written by our Poet in Residence for our Centenary year Diane Pacitti, which is displayed by our World War I window.
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What to See?
Bradford Cathedral has been a site of Christian worship since the 7th century. Explore over 1000 years of history in the heart of Bradford. We also have a wealth of Morris & Co. stained glass, 18th Century monuments and a range of contemporary and historic textiles.