{"id":1182,"date":"2011-10-14T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T14:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1182"},"modified":"2011-10-14T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T14:55:11","slug":"preparations-underway-for-wootton-bassett-commemoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/preparations-underway-for-wootton-bassett-commemoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations underway for Wootton Bassett commemoration"},"content":{"rendered":"
The town of Wootton Bassett is gearing up for a ceremony on Sunday (October 16th), which will see it commemorated and receive the Letters Patent on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen.<\/p>\n
It will then officially become Royal Wootton Bassett, in honour of its role during the repatriations of fallen British troops that occurred between 2007 and September this year.<\/p>\n
Road signs marking the new title have already been installed and unveiled to proud residents.<\/p>\n
Sunday's ceremony will be attended by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who will first visit the town library's Exhbition of Appreciation before being driven down the high street to a stage where a parade will occur.<\/p>\n
Troops, the Wootton Bassett Band and the Royal Marines Band will all participate in the celebration and a number of scheduled flypasts will take place.<\/p>\n
Council clerk Johnathan Bourne says: "A lot of hard work has gone into making this a really special day for the people of Wootton Bassett and I hope everyone enjoys it."<\/p>\n
Endurance athlete Mike Buss recently ran more than 100 miles to deliver a petition to the government asking for the renaming of a repatriation route through the town.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins
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The town is being given a new title to mark its importance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n