Plymouth’s 29 Commando RA Celebrating Their 50th Anniversary With The People Of Plymouth
Posted: August 2, 2012 Filed under: 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Ceremony, Deputy Lord Mayor, Events, Hoe, Lady Mayoress, Lord Mayor, Parading Through Plymouth, People, Plymouth, Royal Artillery, Royal Citadel, Royal Marines, Services, Soldiers, The Royal Citadel | Tags: 29 commando, 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, 50th Anniversary Parade, Armed Forces, Band, City Centre, city of Plymouth, Devon, Events, Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Hoe, Images, Lord Mayor, Parade, People, Photographs, Plymouth, Plymouth City Centre, Plymouth Hoe, Royal Citadel, Royal Marines, Royal Parade, Salute, Services, Veteran Parade, Veterans Leave a comment
29 Commando Royal Artillery celebrated their 50th Anniversary by marching with veterans through Plymouth City Centre and to their home at the Royal Citadel, on the Hoe. These are some of the photographs from the day’s events.
Plymouth Royal Marines And Veterans Parading to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Posted: August 1, 2012 Filed under: 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Bands, Events, Parading Through Plymouth, Plymouth, Royal Marines, Services, Soldiers | Tags: 29 commando, 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, 50th Anniversary, 50th Anniversary Parade, Marching, Parade, Plymouth, Royal Parade, Veterans Leave a comment
Marching up Royal Parade, Plymouth 29 Commando and veterans to celebrate their 50th Anniversary, 21st July 2012.
Music Of The Night
Posted: July 15, 2012 Filed under: 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Events, Hoe, Plymouth, Royal Artillery, Royal Citadel, Royal Marines, Services, Soldiers, The Royal Citadel | Tags: 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Music, Music Of The Night, Night, Plymouth, Royal Artillery, Royal Citadel, Royal Marines, The Royal Citadel Leave a commentMusic of the Night The Royal Citadel, Plymouth Hoe Monday 16 to Friday 20 July 2012
Music of the Night began in 1992 to commemorate the re-dedication of the Royal Citadel after its refurbishment. With a cast of hundreds of local amateur singers and dancers of all ages and the professional musicians of the Royal Artillery and Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, the final production of Music of the Night will be hosted by 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery in celebration of the unit’s fiftieth anniversary, with profits from the performances donated to local and military charities.
For more information visit the Music of the Night website.
Music of the Night
Image: http://www.teamarmy.org
29 Commando Gunners 50th Anniversary Parade
Posted: July 14, 2012 Filed under: 29 Commando Gunners, 29 Commando Gunners, Events, Lord Mayor, Michael Wright, People, Plymouth, Services, Soldiers | Tags: 29 Commando Gunners, 50th Anniversary, 50th Anniversary Parade, Buckwell Street, Derry's Cross, Freedom of the City, Lord Mayor, Lord Mayor Michael Wright, Michael Wright, Parade, Plymouth City Centre, Royal Citadel, Royal Parade, St Andrew's Cross Leave a comment29 Commando Gunners 50th Anniversary Parade
Plymouth City Centre Saturday 21 July 2012 11.45am
To celebrate their 50th anniversary the 29 Commando Gunners will exercise their freedom to parade their colours through Plymouth and will march from Buckwell Street down Royal Parade from St Andrew’s Cross roundabout to Derry’s Cross roundabout and back up Royal Parade to the Royal Citadel. The Lord Mayor Michael Wright will take the salute from the troops on Royal Parade.
29 Commando Gunners
Image: http://www.commandoveterans.org
Armed Forces Day Parade Plymouth
Posted: July 4, 2012 Filed under: 2012, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Events, Forces Family Day, Plymouth, Plymouth Armed Forces Week, Sailors, Services, Soldiers | Tags: Armed Forces Day Parade, Plymouth Leave a comment
Armed Forces Day Parade Plymouth
Earl Of Wessex In Plymouth
Posted: July 3, 2012 Filed under: 2012, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Earl of Wessex, Events, HMS Argyll, Hoe, Military Ships, Plymouth, Plymouth Armed Forces Week, Sailors, Services, Ships, Soldiers, Sound, Steam Past Parade | Tags: Earl Of Wessex, Plymouth, Plymouth Armed Forces Week Leave a commentThe Earl of Wessex was in Plymouth for Armed Forces Day 2012
Concert For Seafarers
Posted: June 23, 2012 Filed under: 2012, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Bands, Church Services, Churches, Concert, Concert, Concert, Events, HMS Drake Volunteer Band, Plymouth, Plymouth Armed Forces Week, Plymouth Youth Concert Band, Sailors, Services, Soldiers, St. Andrew's Church | Tags: Concert, Concert For Seafarers, HMS Drake Volunteer Band, Plymouth, Plymouth Youth Concert Band, Seafarers, St. Andrew's Church Leave a comment27th June 2012 19:30, A concert at the Minster Church of St Andrew will take place to celebrate our seafarers and the Plymouth Youth Concert Band and the HMS Drake Volunteer Band will be playing. More information
St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon
Ford Park Cemetery Walk
Posted: June 20, 2012 Filed under: 2012, Airmen, Cemetery, Ford Park, Major General Sir Leonard Rogers, Plymouth Armed Forces Week, Sailors, Soldiers, Walks, Walks | Tags: Cemetery Walk, Ford, Ford Park, Ford Park Cemetery, Major General Sir Leonard Rogers, Park, Plymouth, Plymouth Medical Practitioners, Walk Leave a commentA guided free walk is taking place at Ford Park Cemetery Sunday 24 June at 2pm and will tell the stories of some of the sailors, soldiers and airmen buried at Ford Park. More information
Ford Park Cemetery
Ford Park Cemetery
Major General Sir Leonard Rogers K.C.S.I., F.R.S. Was born in this house in 1868 And lived here in his younger days. During 27 years of intensive work In the Indian Medical Service. He Was a pioneer in the treatment and Prevention of Cholera, Leprosy and Other tropical diseases. He continue His work after retirement with Unabated zeal until he was over 90 years of age. His discoveries have saved countless lives in many countries. This tablet was erected by Plymouth Medical Practitioners 1959
Armed Forces Day National Events Plymouth
Posted: June 20, 2012 Filed under: 2012, Allied Air Forces Monument, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day, Bands, Barbican, Ceremony, Choirs, Church Services, Churches, Community Fun Day, Concert, Concert, Devonport, Devonport Park, Devonport Park Choir, Events, Forces Family Day, Friends of Devonport Park, Hoe, Merchant Navy, Parks, Plymouth, Plymouth Armed Forces Week, RAF, Royal Air Force, Sea Sunday, Services, Soldiers, Sound, Soundhouse Brass, St. Andrew's Church | Tags: Activities, Armed Forces, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day National Events Plymouth, Forces Family Day, Friends of Devonport Park, National Events, Plymouth, Plymouth Armed, Plymouth Armed Forces Week, Plymouth Hoe, Services Leave a commentArmed Forces Day National Events Plymouth Events
SATURDAY 30 JUNE
Day of exhibitions and displays on land, on sea and in the air on Plymouth Hoe with late afternoon and evening entertainment on the Hoe and the Barbican.
It will be followed on the Sunday 1 July with Sea Sunday and churches will come together to remember our seafarers.
Between 10am to 11.30am the annual RAF and Allied Air Forces Monument Service will take place Plymouth Hoe at the war memorial together with the band of the Royal Air Force.
11.15am a thanksgiving service at Sea Sunday service at the Minster Church of St Andrew dedicated to all those who serve in the Royal and Merchant Navies and ‘they that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters’ will take place.
At Midday there will be Forces Family Day hosted by the Friends of Devonport Park to celebrate Devonport’s naval and military heritage, including a concert on the new bandstand in Devonport Park, with music provided by the Soundhouse Brass and the Devonport Park Choir together with a wide variety of entertainment and fun activities. Further details
Plymouth War Memorial
