Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service – 9th November 2025

Great Torrington Town Council and the Torrington Branch of the Royal British Legion would like to extend a big thank you to all community groups and everyone who attended the Remembrance parade and service held on Sunday November 9th 2025, just over £335 was raised from the collection buckets on the day.

We would also like to thank everyone who supported the Council in the initiative to recycle the poppy wreaths for a second-year running; by cleaning and re-using a total of 53 wreaths over the course of the last two years, we have saved 8.63kg of plastic from going to landfill.  This year, the initiative raised just under £620 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal which was a fantastic sum.

Unfortunately, now that the wreaths have been used for 3 years in a row, they are not suitable for re-use next year.  We are, however, keen to hear from any local community groups who might be interested in using the wreaths for an art project to be displayed next year at Remembrance.  If you think this is something you might be interested in, please contact the Town Council on 01805 626135 or [email protected].

Great Torrington Town Council will continue to liaise with the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal to highlight the issue of single use plastic.

Thank you also to everyone who attended the short service at the War Memorial at 11am on Armistice Day, 11th November 2025.