Famous British Army regiment the Grenadier Guards invited cadets from our region to a remembrance service last week.
Ixworth detachment and Anzio & Waterloo Guards (Ipswich) are two branches of Suffolk Army Cadet Force (ACF) affiliated with the Grenadier Guards. That longstanding link earned the two detachments an invitation to the regiment’s most recent annual remembrance service held last Sunday, 18 May.
The cadets travelled to the regiment’s Wellington Barracks in central London to speak with former and serving Grenadiers. The Garrison Sgt Major was particularly impressed with how the cadets turned out and their skills in drill.
After taking a break for a brief visit to Buckingham Palace, our young people joined the remembrance service at the regimental chapel. Then the Suffolk cadets took part in the Grenadiers’ remembrance parade.
As part of the regimental family, they marched from Wellington Barracks to Horse Guards Parade while thousands of London tourists looked on. Cadets laid a wreath on behalf of Suffolk ACF to honour members of the Grenadier Guards who had fallen in conflict.
The trip was particularly exciting for some of the young people who had never been to London before, but all the cadets took a great deal away from their visit to the City of Westminster. After the Grenadier Guards had invited cadets to their barracks, the young people relished the chance to build relationships with the regimental family of which they are part.
