Saturday, 6 March 2010

Welcome Home

The Mercian Regiment exercised their right to march through the town today for a "Welcome Home and Freedom Parade" after their tour of service in Afghanistan and were given a rousing reception by hundreds of flag waving, applauding and cheering townsfolk.


The parade started on Stanton Road as seen above and proceeded up South Street to the Market Place where market traders left their stalls to join the crowd and show support and appreciation for our troops. The Mercians carried on down Bath Street where more people were waiting to greet them. Whatever your opinion of war, there is no doubting the esteem in which these young men fighting to preserve our freedom are held.

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