On Sunday 9th November 2025, The Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Brigadier Maurice Sheen, represented the Lord-Lieutenant at the Remembrance Service in St Thomas’s Square in Newport.
The parade formed up around the War Memorial to a changed viewing format. The Band of the Vectis Corps of Drums marched into the square and set the scene. Dr Kieran Cooney played his bagpipes alongside the Memorial to the many hundreds of spectators present. The assembled Standard Bearers carried their standards and the Council Chairman was escorted by the Civic Mace Bearer to his position.
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant was escorted by the Parade Marshall accompanied by the Rev Chris Bradish to take their places. During the service the Last Post was played by a Bugler with an historic silver bugle originally presented to the Colonel and Officers of the 1st Battalion of the Isle of Wight Rifles before they departed to engage the Turks at Gallipoli in 1915. The Reveille was followed by the Kohima and the Vice Lord-Lieutenant laid the first wreath. Many wreaths were laid from all organisations across the island. At the conclusion of the Service the parade was led away by the Vectis Corps of Drums towards St James Square.
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant took the salute as the columns marched by. The parade was later dismissed by the Simon Tutton, The Parade Marshall, in front of the Minster. Crowds formed to inspect the War Memorial and the many tributes that had been laid.