Halton seeks musicians for Remembrance Sunday parade

Summarised from BBC Merseyside's report · Updated 6 Nov, 08:11 · Archive

Halton Royal British Legion is urgently seeking musicians, particularly drummers and pipers, for its Remembrance parade on 11 November.

Halton Royal British Legion is urgently seeking musicians to join its Remembrance Sunday parade on 11 November, after the originally booked band was stood down due to uncertainty over whether the event would go ahead. The parade has now been cleared to proceed, but many of the musicians are now committed to commemorations at their own local cenotaphs.

The charity is particularly seeking a drummer, bass drummer, flautist and piper, though it has said a full marching band 'would be the dream'. Councillor John Davies, who represents Halton Castle ward, noted that a parade without accompanying music is difficult. 'I've been in the military now for nearly 26 years and it is quite a lonely old affair when you are marching without accompanying music,' Davies told BBC Radio Merseyside. He stressed that musicians need not be professional or currently in a band.

The charity has urged anyone who can help to contact Halton Royal British Legion as soon as possible.

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• Appeal to find musicians in time for Remembrance paradeOrganisers are racing to find a band before Halton's Remembrance parade on 11 November.BBC Merseyside · 6 Nov, 06:15

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