As part of a national festival, a series of free events are set to draw attention to Sunderland’s proud heritage. Hundreds of free activities have been organised in towns and cities across the UK as part of the annual Being Human festival, a celebration of the way in which culture and […]
Day: 12 November 2018
Remembrance Parade and ‘Pages of the Sea’ provide Armistice Day tribute in Sunderland
Sunderland marked Armistice Day on Sunday with the city’s annual Remembrance Parade and Danny Boyle’s ‘Pages of the Sea’ display. Local people turned out in their thousands for both events on the day that marked the centenary of the signing of the Armistice that ended the First World War in […]
Sunderland remembers 100 years on
November 11, 2018 marked 100 years since the end of the First World War and Sunderland hosted a parade in which servicemen, veterans and the mayor took part. Veterans lined the streets of Sunderland as they told old stories, watched the parade and fell silent, along with everyone else, for two […]