Market Harborough Falls Silent On Armistice Day
Written by HFM News on 11th November 2026
A large crowd gathered in Market Harborough as residents, veterans and schoolchildren came together to mark Armistice Day.
A ceremony was held on The Square and a two-minute silence was observed at eleven o’clock, with the start and end marked by the firing of a maroon.
Primary school pupils read poems and sang songs as part of the event, while wreaths were laid at the gates of the Memorial Gardens by dignitaries and service organisations.
Children from Little Bowden Primary School, St Joseph’s Catholic Academy and Market Harborough C of E Academy took part, alongside students from Leicester Grammar School who placed a wreath on the War Memorial.
Pupils from Little Bowden Primary School read a poem
Pupils from Little Bowden Primary School told HFM why they wanted to be part of the event:
Rev Phil Bryson, vicar at St Dionysius Church, also joined the ceremony and spoke to HFM:
Pupils from Market Harborough C of E Academy took part in the event
Cllr Buddy Anderson, chairman of Harborough District Council, was delighted young people played a part in the ceremony:
