I took S to her first ever Armistice Day parade this morning. To be fair, she slept through most of it - but she was still there.
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| Members of the City Council |
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| Veterans during the wreath laying |
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| Veterans on the parade to the church |
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| Various regiments on the parade to the church |
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| The Band arriving at the church |
This is a city with a large army presence, a lot of troops are stationed around here, and until recently Land Command was based here. This and the good weather meant there was a fairly large crowd for the outdoor ceremony, which was nice. The Gurkhas joined the parade too, which I've not seen before.
We didn't go to the church service afterwards; I figured after 90 minutes standing outside in the cold, I was pushing my luck for either of us to last through a church service.
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I remember always being in that parade (ie that exact one) when I was in the Brownies and Guides, I was even chosen to lay the Guides' poppy wreath once which felt a great honour!
ReplyDeleteI remember doing the Wilton parades when I was a kid. Have literally just realised that when we got to the church and had to stand about for ages before going in, that was when they were laying the wreaths!
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