the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Rob Leach. Behind him is (l – r) Rev Adrian Beavis, Rev Phil Simpson, Imam Hashmi, Macebearer - Cllr Guy Cosnahan, Borough Commander - Ed Lyons
The Mayor of Woking, Cllr Rob Leach, and behind him, from left, Rev Adrian Beavis, Rev Phil Simpson, Imam Hashmi, macebearer Cllr Guy Cosnahan and borough commander Ed Lyons (Anthony Gurr)

Standards and lowered for the Two Minute Silence
Standards are lowered for the Two Minute Silence (Anthony Gurr/WBC)

An Air Cadet lays a wreath under a watchful eye
An Air Cadet lays a wreath under a watchful eye (Anthony Gurr/WBC)

Woking Squadron Air Cadets band marching past the Mayor
The Woking Squadron Air Cadets band march past the Mayor (Anthony Gurr/WBC)

Remembrance 2026
Wreaths surround the war memorial. Images by Anthony Gurr Photography courtesy of Woking Borough Council. (Images by Anthony Gurr Photography courtesy of Woking Borough Council.)

Hundreds gathered in the town centre on Sunday for the Remembrance Service at the war memorial.

The event began at 9.50am, with organisations assembling at Church Street East under the direction of the Parade Marshal before marching towards Jubilee Square.

The parade set off for Jubilee Square at 10.15 with all organisations in their allotted positions at the war memorial by 10.30, as the Mayor’s Procession left the Civic Offices in Gloucester Square.

The service, led by the Rev Adrian Beavis, Vicar of Christ Church, commenced at 10.35.

The Exhortation - “They shall not grow 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.” - was followed by The Last Post and, at 11pm, the Two Minute Silence.

At 11.02 Reveille was followed by the Kohima Prayer - “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”

The Mayor of Woking, Cllr Rob Leach, led the wreath-laying, followed by The Royal British Legion, Will Forster MP, regular service units, service organisations and others.

Following the conclusion of the service, the Civic Procession was invited to follow the Mayor to the saluting base in Church Street East for the parade to march past the Mayor.

The Mayor also extended his thanks for their invaluable contribution to the Service to: Parade Marshal, Michael Potter, Flight Sergeant RAFAC, 1349 (Woking) Squadron; Guard of Honour - representatives from the Woking Sea Cadets, Woking Squadron; Air Cadets and Woking Army Cadet Force; Woking Ladies Choir; Woking Salvation Army Corps Band; 1349 (Woking) Squadron Band and the Woking branch of the Royal Naval Association.