THE flags will be flying when members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment march through Blackburn town centre tomorrow to celebrate the regiment's freedom of the borough.
More than 100 soldiers, based in Alma Barracks, Catterick, will march from the town hall, past King George's Hall and back to mark the freedom, which was first given in 1948.
Blackburn Mayor Coun John Williams will be at the parade to see the regiment mark their right to "march through the town with bayonets fixed, drums beating and colours flying."
The soldiers will march to the sounds of the King's Division Normandy Band and the regiment's corps of drums.
The event will be the first official engagement of the new Colonel of the regiment, Brigadier Geoff Sheldon, who will take the salute, accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Davies.
On parade will also be the veterans from the regimental association, members of the battalion's assault pioneer section and 10 members of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment from Canada, who have been on exercise with the battalion in Wales.
The regiment, formed in 1970 when the South Lancashire Regiment and the Loyal Regiment merged to become the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, holds the freedom of six boroughs.
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