WIBU to have a kids party on Remembrance Sunday?

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Just that really. Left it a bit late to try and book somewhere and I'm thinking I might get in somewhere on the 11th because of other people avoiding the date but is it really disrespectful, especially since it's 100 years? I would avoid having it at 11am.

As long as you avoid 10-12 when people may be paying their respects at Remembrance services, I would be okay with it. I go to a service but then don't spend the afternoon thinking about it.

No issues as long as it's in the afternoon

Depends on the age of the kids. I'm a scout leader and our scout group (so kids between the ages of 6 - 14) will all be at the Scouts & Guides Church service in the afternoon - we present our group flags and lay wreaths.

Totally fine if in the afternoon

Of course it's fine!

A local organisation has a regular monthly meeting which always falls on Remembrance Sunday - they stop for 2mins silence at 11am. And of course nearly everyone is working or going about their business at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Of course not!

I'm having my son's 4th birthday party on the 11th at 1pm. No one has mentioned anything about rememberance Sunday yet tbh.

Wars have been fought to stop parades and ceremonies being compulsory.

Thanks good to know I have the option of having it on that day, just hope I can book somewhere!

Sorry to hijack this thread (found through frantic googling!) I have just booked a birthday party for my 6 year old and went for the slot offered to me by the party organiser. Unfortunately between organising it, juggling a newborn, kiddo having a hard time emotionally, and being in the middle of selling our house, I didn’t realise they’ve given me the slot right over 11am on Remembrance Sunday, and I realised this literally an hour after he gave out the invites :(

I can’t change it now without mass confusion from second invites (worried about any poor kids accidentally turning up to the first one as I know we’ve previously hunted for them the 10 mins before we leave, or misplacing them) and losing a second deposit (long story!) but am worried we’re going to come off really badly even though it was a genuine accident. What should I do? If you were a parent receiving the invite would you be even more miffed to get a changed invite at short notice (given that we could only hand them out now after half term?) or should I just change it and feel like I’m doing the right thing despite stress and cost? I suffer from anxiety and so can’t tell how much, if any, I am over-worrying - I could really do with outside advice/opinions as I was already struggling with the party in the first place (but managing, til now!)

@DowntheWitsEnd I'd just have the opportunity for a minute's silence at 11am for any adults present (yes I know the practicalities of minding children may make this unachievable) - maybe you could let people know that's what you're planning, in order to avoid any raised eyebrows.

In the afternoon is fine. It's not a national day of mourning. Sports fixtures etc will happen as normal in the afternoon.

In the afternoon perhaps. Not an option to choose the following weekend, OP?

Of course you are not being unreasonable. Not everybody will be attending a remembrance service. Many people at work as normal on that day, shops are open and buses and trains running as normal.

I personally wouldn't attend a birthday party on rememberance Sunday morning.
Afternoon would be fine though.

The Sunday morning could be logisticly awkward for an 11am silence or attendance for guiding/ scouting/ church families involved with parade. More so with the 11th falling on Sunday and the Centenary this year.

The afternoon is fine though.

I think we’re going to have to change it and send out new invites :(, I’m worrying about it way too much because of all the other stresses atm. I am usually super organised and would have realised this in well enough time, which is the worst part. I was so relieved it was done and feel like a total numpty being potentially two deposits down for one small party, but I think it will just be too awkward to go ahead with the slot they’ve given us, the kids would be in full swing by 11 so observing the silence would be impossible. Such a daft error, it’s been some expensive stupidity this week (I suspect that the party place may not make it easy for us to move it since now I am seeing why they were keen to fill that slot, though hopefully I’m being overly cynical!)