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On Saturday 15th
of September 2007, there took place what was expected to be the last
occasion when the R.E.M.E. Garrison could exercise its privilege to march
through the centre of Wokingham Town as Honorary Townsfolk.
Five years had passed and on the 3rd of June 2012 the
Corps exercised their privilege once again and marched though Wokingham
town. This was part of the town’s
celebration for the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen. At the same time it was a chance to
celebrate the 70 years since the formation of R.E.M.E. in 1942.
On Sunday 14th
of June 2015 the Corps marched once again through Wokingham town, for
the third ‘last time’. With the
local Arborfield Garrison soon to close, and the troops decamping to
Lyneham in Wiltshire, it may be that this truly will be the ‘Last Parade’. But then again…….?
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Honorary Townsfolk of Wokingham,
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Copyright © Get Reading.
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Copyright © Get Reading.
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The
two photos above are just a taster of the many contained in the article on
the 2015 march by R.E.M.E. through Wokingham. The full gallery is available from the ‘Get Reading’ link below.
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To
view a report on the parade, which includes a gallery of photos, on the web
site of the local newspaper ‘Get
Reading’
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To
view a report on the parade, which includes a number of photos, on the web site of a local
newspaper
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‘Bracknell News’
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To
view a report on the parade, which includes photos and a video on the web
site of a local newspaper
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‘The Wokingham Paper’
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Copyright © BBC South.
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Copyright © BBC South.
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The
two photos above are extracted from a video of the army on the move from
Bordon to Lyneham, Wiltshire. It
also contains a brief scene of R.E.M.E. on the march through Wokingham.
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To
view the video Click on the Photo Below. Unfortunately it may be restricted to
U.K. viewers only.
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Copyright © BBC South
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Published: 1st July 2015.
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