BURY's Fusiliers will be hitting the right note when they head off to Canada.

The Fusilier Association (Lancashire) Band and Corps of Drums will fly out to Canada on June 10 as part of the 75th Anniversary Commemorations between the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Lorne Scots Regiment.

Staying in Toronto during their six-day tour, the 40-strong band and corps of drums will join the Lorne Scots Pipe Band as a combined band at the Hamilton Tattoo on June 12 and 13.

The Fusiliers Association musicians will also perform four separate concerts and enjoy a visit to the Niagara Falls before returning home.

In April, the Lorne Scots Pipe Band linked up with the Bury band when they led the annual Gallipoli Parade in the town.

The Lorne Scots Guards' links with the Lancashire Fusiliers (LFs) began in 1929 when Sir Robert Peel gave the militia force the right to be allied with the famous British regiment. During the Second World War, officers from the Lorne Scots served with the LFs and they were also permitted to wear the LFs' hackle.

President of the Fusilier Association Band and Corps of Drums, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Eric Davidson, said: "Every member of the band is looking forward to the tour and the honour of once again playing alongside the Lorne Scots Pipe Band.

"The lads and lasses have put a tremendous amount of effort into preparing for the tour."