Somme Sunday

Somme Sunday, to be held on the 6th of July at Aston Parish Church, is the only Somme Sunday event held in England.

Somme Sunday is marked on the first Sunday of July each year. This is a special Sunday in Aston because many, many men from Aston were killed on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, which recruited a lot of local men, was one of the first into action that day and suffered very heavy losses.

The ceremony begins at midday, all welcome.

For more information and directions please visit http://www.astonnechellscofe.org.uk/home