Please share around as far as possible - itd be great to have a strong turnout to all of these events on Saturday! -------------- Saturday 11th October 2014: 09:00 – Raising the Canadian Flag and the Brock Standard on the Sea Guernsey Mast at the Weighbridge Roundabout 09:45 – Parade sets off from North Beach with the Band of the Lincoln & Welland Regiment at its head. (Veterans taking part in the parade are asked to muster at North Beach from 09:15, to arrive no later than 09:30) Mark - Approx. 09:51 – Parade reaches Boots, the site of a commemorative plaque and childhood home of Sir Isaac Brock. A wreath is laid by the Deputy Bailiff in commemoration and the Band will play the National Anthems of Great Britain and Canada. Mark - Approx. 09:58 – Parade reaches Town Church Square where the Deputy Bailiff and Lt. Col. Jeff Cairns, immediate past Commanding Officer of the Lincoln & Welland Regiment, will inspect the Royal British Legion Standards and the Veterans on parade. Mark - Approx. 10:15 – Parade dismissed from Town Church Square. 17:30 – The Band play the Beating of the Retreat in Market Square 18:15 – A drinks reception follows in the Inner Street of the Market. Tickets available on the door for £10.00 per person. This will be a chance to meet the Bandsmen and their Officers and to view various artefacts relating to Major General Sir Isaac Brock and the War of 1812 --------------- The Band of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment are arriving in Guernsey on Friday 10th October to join the Brock Memorial Foundation in marking the 202nd anniversary of the Battle of Queenston Heights, which saw Guernseyman Major General Sir Isaac Brock killed defending the Canadas from American invasion. As well as the British Regulars under the command of Sir Isaac Brock, the battle was joined by the Lincoln Militia, a fighting unit made up of volunteers from the farms and villages in the region. The Lincoln and Welland Regiment traces its roots back to these early militia units, and so it is particularly appropriate that they join us here in Guernsey this weekend. The Regiment carries the scallop shell emblem of the Brock family on its Regimental Colours, as well as on the soldiers belt buckles, buttons and headgear. 2014 is a particularly important year in the War of 1812 commemorations, as it marks the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which brought the War to an official end, even though fighting continued across the Atlantic well into 1815.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:49:31 +0000
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