Memorial Day Bike Parade Returns In Yardley

YARDLEY, PA —With the borough preparing for its Memorial Day festivities Monday, children can now get in on the action.

Yardley Borough officials said that the Memorial Day Bike Parade is back and are asking children and their parents to start decorating their bikes in honor of the holiday.

The borough thanked volunteer Allison Ehlers for organizing the group.

Those interested in joining the bike parade should meet Ehlers and her family at the Friends Meeting House on North Main Street around 10:30-10:45 a.m. Monday.

Borough officials also have a few simple rules to follow for participants.

The bikes being entered in the parade can only be powered by pedals. There are no motorized bikes or skateboards. Helmets are also a must.

"Have fun be safe and wave to your many fans," borough officials said in a Facebook post.

Meanwhile, the Yardley veterans community, borough officials, and local volunteers are supporting the borough’s 2023 Memorial Day events.

Starting at 7 a.m. Monday, rifle salutes will be issued at Slate Hill, St. Ignatius, and St. Andrews cemeteries, before the Yardley Borough Hall and at the LMT Veterans monument.

Observers are invited to attend these short and historical ceremonies. Attendees need only wait at a location for the Honor Guard to pass through or follow the troop convoy leaving from American Legion Post 317 at 7 a.m.

Official honoring ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. at the Yardley monument (intersection of Afton and Delaware Avenues across from the Yardley Inn. This year’s first guest speaker is: U.S. Army retired Lt. Colonel Arthur Jay Hass

The Memorial Day singer is Marge Swider. Reading Flanders Field is Stephanie Tarantino. Live playing of Taps on the Flugelhorn is Yardley resident Robbie Oleynick .

The Yardley Main Street parade starts at 11 a.m., and concludes around 1 p.m.

Borough officials are advising residents about safety.

The muster point and parade route are busy with both vehicle and pedestrian traffic, officials said. Appropriate footgear is essential for walkers; vehicle drivers loading and unloading passengers are asked to lock the vehicle’s transmission into the parked position.

The parade is to honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

The day’s events are both educational and historical. They effectively demonstrate the efforts of Veterans, community, and government to promote Americanism and to pay proper regard to all who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live in freedom.

VFW Post 6393 and American Legion Post 317 will be open for supporters and community visitors throughout the day. Anyone needing information or wanting to participate may e-mail Russ Davidson at r.davidson057@outlook.com.