The Band of the Welsh Guards Armed Forces Day Woolwich 2024

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  • Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
  • The Band of the Welsh Guards led the 2024 Armed Forces Day parade through Woolwich on Saturday 29th June. The parade marched from the Town Hall towards barrack field, behind the famous Royal Artillery Barracks starting at 0930 in the morning.
    00:00 Eagle Squadron
    03:13 Carry On
    06:03 The Great Little Army
    08:55 Birdcage Walk
    12:07 With Sword and Lance
    15:02 Wellington
    17:03 56 (Woolwich) Squadron Air Training Corps Band
    17:32 Trooper Salute
    18:59 Eleanor Rigby
    21:13 Simply the Best
    The band was under the direction of their Bandmaster WO1 Shave and led by Drum Major Laing. After the parade they performed two pieces at the entertainment stage to begin the event. ‘Simply the Best’ features a clarinet solo from CSgt Lightfoot.
    The parade was formed of veterans, local army cadets, Air Training Corps, University Officer Training Corps, University Air Training Squadron, Royal Navy University Training Unit and local army reservists.
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Комментарии • 37

  • @forbeswatson
    @forbeswatson Месяц назад +13

    If my father was living he would be so proud of the modern day military the Welsh Guards, served with the guards in WW2

  • @garethutting6328
    @garethutting6328 Месяц назад +6

    Alot of great tunes being played takes me back to the 80's when I served fantastic 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️

  • @forbeswatson
    @forbeswatson Месяц назад +8

    Thank you for your wonderful stream today from Woolwich and for Armed Forces Day

  • @markeve724
    @markeve724 27 дней назад +2

    Great band's marching. I was at Woolwich barracks in summer of 1980s remember walking up the hill from Woolwich arsenal train station. Station. How so much has changed

  • @emstirling-is4nu
    @emstirling-is4nu Месяц назад +8

    Good job all. Too bad the marching soldiers were so far behind. Have a wonderful day and tks to all who serve.

  • @MBSWUK
    @MBSWUK Месяц назад +3

    cracking video as always, the welsh guards smashing out the park as usual, always the best from the british army!

  • @Aminarouichi-ow4yp
    @Aminarouichi-ow4yp Месяц назад +3

    A very good performance with high precision. Thank you .

  • @QuicknStraight
    @QuicknStraight Месяц назад +5

    Always brings back memories of hours drilling around the square at Pirbright! With the dubious privilege of being the right marker, as the tallest, and getting a flea in my ear from the Colour Sergeant whenever I got us out of position 😂 They were good old days, really!

    • @garethutting6328
      @garethutting6328 Месяц назад +1

      When did you serve I was in the Scots Guards 💂‍♀️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️

    • @QuicknStraight
      @QuicknStraight Месяц назад +2

      @@garethutting6328 '81-'84! Then left and joined the Met Police for my sins, but then made a much better move to the HK Police for a decade until the handover in 1997!

    • @garethutting6328
      @garethutting6328 Месяц назад +1

      @@QuicknStraight we served at the same time.

    • @QuicknStraight
      @QuicknStraight Месяц назад

      @@garethutting6328 Did you stay in and make a career of it?

    • @garethutting6328
      @garethutting6328 Месяц назад

      @QuicknStraight no I served 10 years though not a bad stretch

  • @petewilson5094
    @petewilson5094 28 дней назад +2

    Indeed the Greatest Little Army !!

  • @user-kb7vt3nh4u
    @user-kb7vt3nh4u Месяц назад +6

    Fabulous 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @Robinmuk
    @Robinmuk Месяц назад +6

    Really great video thank you. So great to see, such rare details captured in the band as well, stopping and catching up, the little signals about obstacles, and such a lovely day. Where is everybody?? The place is absolutely deserted? In Woolwich?

    • @wasowski_
      @wasowski_ Месяц назад +3

      There were many more people behind the band at the artillery barracks which is out of shot of the camera!

  • @MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper
    @MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper Месяц назад +1

    Smashing marching and musicians.

  • @trapezemusic
    @trapezemusic Месяц назад +6

    Where in the world are the spectators along the route? Was the event a secret???

    • @Enlightentite
      @Enlightentite Месяц назад +1

      Pride was today!

    • @MilitaryBandsEverywhere
      @MilitaryBandsEverywhere  Месяц назад +6

      The event was at 0930 in the morning and not very well advertised. As someone who lives in the town I saw no prior advertising of a parade other than an article on the council website. Sad that so few people turned out to watch. Hopefully it will have a far greater digital audience through this video! It has been the first parade in Woolwich since the Royal Artillery disbandment parade 10 years ago in 2014 I am lead to believe!

    • @MilitaryBandsEverywhere
      @MilitaryBandsEverywhere  Месяц назад +2

      The London Pride parade was also today although this would have unaffected the amount of possible footfall attending this parade that took place many hours before the pride one even started to assemble. The event in barrack field attracted thousands during the day.

    • @trapezemusic
      @trapezemusic Месяц назад +3

      @@MilitaryBandsEverywhere Thank you for your feedback. More than absurd that this event was not publicized.

    • @ukcopblue
      @ukcopblue Месяц назад +1

      It seems Woolwich is still anti establishment.What a poor showing of the locals you should be ashamed.

  • @954fireblade
    @954fireblade Месяц назад

    As a veteran of The Life Guards I can’t believe there are not many of the public watching almost deserted surely the local schools could of turned out ?

  • @pjmoseley243
    @pjmoseley243 Месяц назад +1

    are they trained musicians befor they join or are they taught music after joining?

    • @Akagi_KanColle
      @Akagi_KanColle Месяц назад +2

      Only highly qualified musicians can join the Royal Corps of Army Music.

    • @pjmoseley243
      @pjmoseley243 Месяц назад

      @@Akagi_KanColle thankyou kindly

  • @michaelriordan8265
    @michaelriordan8265 Месяц назад +2

    I don't know where this is but it looks so depressing, I think everyone is taking medication to forget where they live, grand job by the band but what happened to those who were following