Some pictures of the displays and vehicles at the open day
OPEN DAY AT THE MEMORIAL 11th JULY 2021
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Some pictures of the displays and vehicles at the open day |
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| The Association Tea Tent | Two of the displays | |||
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| BBC Radio Norfolk 'Treasure Quest' visit our event for a clue, with Julie Reinger. | ||||
| Mr. Christopher Page's 'Living History' Stand | 7th (Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Display | SAS Jeep Display | ||
| Landrover display | Vintage Vehicle Display | |||
| Jeep in the trees | Another view of the Landrover Display | 'Liberated' German Motorbike and sidecar combination | ||
| Royal British Legion Stall | Paintball stall | US Truck | ||
| Classic Jaguar on the way to be displayed | Classic Vehicles | Our singer for the day, Mickie Driver from Variety Collective | ||
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| Modern Light AA guns from Cold War and Gulf War periods | Burma Mule Display | |||
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| We were visited by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment who were training nearby | ||||
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Some pictures of the parade and the service at the memorial
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| Chatting to our Guests of Honour before the Parad | The Piper leads the Standards to the Parade | |||||
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The Standards approach the Memorial |
The Standards take post |
The Standards are inspected by our President Maj-Gen (Retd) P Nanson | ||||
| Our Chairman Lt-Col Simon Copley-Smith opening address. | The Rev David Hanwell leads the Service of Remembrance | Trumpeter Bill Wells and Mascot Dog Glen before sounding the 'Last Post' | ||||
| The Standards are lowered for the Two Minute Silence. | Mickie Driver sings 'Abide with me' while Wreaths are laid. | |||||
| Royal British Legion lays there wreath | Veterans laid their Wreaths, 'watched' by Monty. | A Lone Piper plays the traditional lament of "The Flowers of the Forest". | ||||
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| Maurice Eke & Fred Squires are recognised for their work to raise money towards the Arboretum Project by Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | Beverley Cooper receives a bouquet for her work in raising money towards the Arboretum Project by Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | |||||
| USAF Mildenhall 'Honour Guard' | ||||||
| The Standards are lowered got the National Anthem | ||||||
| Wreaths at the memorial at the end of the service | ||||||
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The Association would like to thank Breckland Council for granting approval for the service to be held. |
| Live Stream Video of the Service |
These and many other photos from the event can be seen on our Facebook in an Album and also in a post page.