Overview
- The long-running Upton event will be replaced by a wreath-laying on Remembrance Sunday.
- Wirral Council said it required road-closure plans, a risk assessment and public liability insurance, citing the Liverpool FC parade car-ramming as a reason for caution.
- The council said it had waived usual road-closure fees but could not proceed without legally required notice and documentation.
- Merseyside Police confirmed it will not provide routine traffic management under national guidance from the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing.
- The local Royal British Legion, which has only a handful of active members, said it lacked capacity this year and hopes to restore the parade next year.