In a gut-wrenching blow to local tradition, the Upton Remembrance Sunday parade—held annually since the First World War—has been cancelled as of 25 October 2025, following health and safety fears linked to the Liverpool FC car-ramming attack.
The decision has ignited veterans' outrage in Wirral, with critics slamming bureaucracy for overshadowing the sacrifices of local soldiers from the First and Second World Wars.
