The Cadet Force massed pipes and drums paraded through Inverness on a snowy Saturday evening for their annual parade and Beating Retreat in front of the Town Hall. The salute was accepted by Provost Bob Wynd and Brigadier David Allfrey, 51 [Scottish] Brigade Commander who then hosted a reception in the Town House for the musicians.
Commented Provost Bob Wynd “As the band marched down High Street and appeared through the snow I must say is was one of most spectacular sights I had ever seen”.
The 100 teenage Army and Air Cadets who came from all over Scotland and as far away as Essex and Manchester included a small number from the 2nd Battalion The Highlanders Army Cadet force had spent a week of their Easter holidays at Cameron Barracks at Inverness receiving concentrated tuition from the skilled pipers and drummers of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, other regular army units, the Territorial Army, University Officer Training Corps and the Cadet Force’s own Adult Volunteer Leaders.
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