Corps of Drums lead the procession
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The
weekend marked the 130th anniversary of the
famous action at Rorkes Drift during the Zulu wars in
which 150 soldiers gallantly defended a remote supply
station against over 4,000 native warriors in 1879,
winning eleven Victoria Crosses and several other
awards for outstanding bravery.
The
concert is staged each year by Cadet Force Music,
and this year - as a special treat for the people of
Brecon - the new colours of the famous 24th
Regiment of Foot were paraded through the town with
our young musicians at the head of the procession led
by Drum Major Cadet L/Cpl Jamie Martin from Cambridge
Detachment who was to celebrate his 16th
birthday the very next day!
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Drum Major Cadet L/Cpl Jamie
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It was certainly a busy weekend. A full day
of rehearsals and kit preparation preceded the 12th
Rorkes Drift concert to take place in the Theatre
Brycheiniog in Brecon, and on the evening following the parade
many local dignitaries, towns people and senior officers from
the Regular Army, TA and Army Cadet Force experienced an
unequalled extravaganza of music and dance from the Bands of
nine cadet force formations from around the UK.
Speaking after the event, Officer
Commanding the Corps of Drums, Captain Lynn Herriot said, “The
display of drumming which our cadets put on was extremely well
received by the audience and they left the stage to several
calls of ‘encore!’.” “This is what the cadet movement is
really about – young people taking part in the community and
learning lifelong skills”.
The procession |
