Sunday, March 4, 2012

What a parade!

All things English were celebrated on Sunday with the annual St George's Scout and Guiding parade on Angel Hill.

Some 800 Scouts and Guides paraded from Ram Meadow to St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, for the annual service followed by the salute taken by Mayor of St Edmundsbury Cllr Stefan Oliver, Bury Town Mayor Cllr Frank Warby and officials from the Scouting and Guiding movement.

They were Scouting district commissioner Ian Turner, county representative Peter Mee and Guiding county commissioner Polly Barfoot. St George is the patron saint of the movement.

The service was taken by the Rev Malcolm Roger and Beavers from Thurston …

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