home comming parade for the troops in leeds

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 23 Jul, 2009 7:12 pm

Keeping it on the board - 11.00am from Millennium Square tomorrow.http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/arti ... ture.shtml

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 23 Jul, 2009 8:25 pm

A homecoming parade will take place through the City of Leeds on Friday 24th July 2009. The Battalion will step off from the Civic Hall at 1100 hours with the Band of the King's Division leading the parade. The salute will be taken by the Lord Mayor of Leeds on the steps of the Civic Hall once the Battalion has marched around the city centre. The Regiment will be representated by General Graham Binns.This will be the first time the Battalion has exercised its Freedom of the City since September 2007.They will march around the city centre via Portland Street, Great George Street, Cookridge Street, The Headrow, Vicar Lane, King Edward Street, Briggate and then finally Calverley Street back to Millennium Square.The Lord Mayor of Leeds Coun Judith Elliott and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire will then take their salute at 11.45am on the steps of the Civic Hall from the soldiers who have just finished tours in Iraq and Kosovo.The Battalion has recently returned to its home barracks, in Munster, having recently served in Iraq and Kosovo. During the parade each Guard of soldiers will be dressed in either temperate (Kosovo) or desert uniform (Iraq) to reflect the Battalions roles during the last nine months. Parading soldiers will also display their recently awarded operational medals, presented at a Medal Parade in Munster on 17 July 2009. The Battalion's Regimental Pets - Imphal and Quebec - will also be in attendance.Battalion Heaquarters, C Company and Support Company returned from southern Iraq in early May, where they carried out various training and security roles. They were amongst the last combat troops to withdraw from southern Iraq (Operation TELIC 13).A Company were the very last unit from 20 Armoured Brigade to return from Iraq (Operation TELIC). They were based in Baghdad, well away from the Battalion, and carried out important security roles as Protection Force (PROFOR) Company. They handed over to Alma Company of the 3rd Battalion in late May.B Company where the first to go on operation in September 2008 and first to return to Munster in March 2009. They spent 6 months as the UK Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Task Force (ISR TF)) monitoring and policing the peace in Kosovo (Operation OCULUS).

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 12:38 am

Will hopefully be there,taking little un.

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 2:19 pm

NOW THATS WHATS I CALL A SHOW OF SUPPORT!I can honestly say today i felt proud to be from Leeds.Thousands turned out and lined the streets today and i couldn't help but think of them letters so there i was stood there clapping with tears rolling down my face feeling PROUD to be from Yorkshire.

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 3:18 pm

Manged to do it,got a couple of pics (not digger standard of course)

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 5:32 pm

Brandy wrote: NOW THATS WHATS I CALL A SHOW OF SUPPORT!I can honestly say today i felt proud to be from Leeds.Thousands turned out and lined the streets today and i couldn't help but think of them letters so there i was stood there clapping with tears rolling down my face feeling PROUD to be from Yorkshire. Stuck in work, but not forgotten.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 6:34 pm

Brandy wrote: NOW THATS WHATS I CALL A SHOW OF SUPPORT!I can honestly say today i felt proud to be from Leeds.Thousands turned out and lined the streets today and i couldn't help but think of them letters so there i was stood there clapping with tears rolling down my face feeling PROUD to be from Yorkshire. I was in Millenium Square and it fair brought a lump to my throat, it really did. What a fantastic show of support for our proud soldiers.Calendar and Look North were both there, so will get myself in from of the telly from 6pm. There will apparently be a big feature in tomorrows Yorkshire Post and YEP as well.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 8:44 pm

After watching the local news tonight, I have to say "Shame on you, Look North".Barely worthy of a few of seconds footage that were glibly glossed over.As I was in Millenium Square I saw the two news teams from Look North and Calendar arrive. Calendar had one camera man and areporter, Tina Gelder who had earlier presented the early morning bulletins in GMTV, and turned up a good 30 minutes before the parade started, got several interviews (not all of which were shown) and spend some time with the soldiers before they formed up. They also managed to get footage of the soliders marching off Millenium Square, the subsequent march along both Great George Street and The Headrow (as far down as Primark) and were back up by the Town Hall to do a piece to camera as the troops passed on their return to Millenium Square. The BBC turned up with 3 staff (licence fee still paying well then) - a female reporter (in jeans - standards are slipping), a camera man and what appeared to be a sound man, just 10 minutes before the event started and had to be shephered to the veterans / dignitaries by the councils PR. In short, Look North confirmed my thoughts that they represent all that is wrong with the BBC at the moment.

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 24 Jul, 2009 11:43 pm

raveydavey wrote: After watching the local news tonight, I have to say "Shame on you, Look North".Barely worthy of a few of seconds footage that were glibly glossed over.As I was in Millenium Square I saw the two news teams from Look North and Calendar arrive. Calendar had one camera man and areporter, Tina Gelder who had earlier presented the early morning bulletins in GMTV, and turned up a good 30 minutes before the parade started, got several interviews (not all of which were shown) and spend some time with the soldiers before they formed up. They also managed to get footage of the soliders marching off Millenium Square, the subsequent march along both Great George Street and The Headrow (as far down as Primark) and were back up by the Town Hall to do a piece to camera as the troops passed on their return to Millenium Square. The BBC turned up with 3 staff (licence fee still paying well then) - a female reporter (in jeans - standards are slipping), a camera man and what appeared to be a sound man, just 10 minutes before the event started and had to be shephered to the veterans / dignitaries by the councils PR. In short, Look North confirmed my thoughts that they represent all that is wrong with the BBC at the moment. Absolutelyplenty of time given to some fella who draws people in Blackpool though.I also noticed a lack of the Leeds arena issue that is now getting to be a hot potato

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 25 Jul, 2009 12:11 am

Uploaded a few picsBut link doesnt work,its that @ bit again.Cant it be fixed????ok,try this link,many thanks to the mighty diggerhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cnosni/Had a bit of an exchange of opinions with a guy who was hassling a PCSO woman at the back of the parade today.He was asking her to arrest him because he was marching.She kept her cool and walked off.He tried it again with a copper driving the meat van at the back.He just smiled and drove on.Having not got the reaction he wanted he then turned to me,i must admit i was looking at him a little perplexed.He continued to stare so i asked him wht the problem was,he said that it was "all this" (in a bit of a west country accent)I said "what?",he said "The Army,marching!"I will spare you the rest of the conversation,except to say that those of you who know me will know that i made my opinion quite clear,in an assertive yet rational manner..................NOT!!