1st Battalion of The Royal Welsh - Freedom of the City (2)

TWO heroic Swansea soldiers who've been deployed to Afghanistan will be representing the city on the weekend when they get the chance to march in front of their family and friends. Jason Maddocks and Jamie Elsworth are taking part in a homecoming parade on Saturday (Sept 13th 2008) when Swansea's links with the 1st Battalion of The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers) are being reaffirmed. The event has been arranged to welcome hundreds of soldiers back to Wales and to thank them for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Swansea Council has twice awarded Freedom of the City to The Royal Regiment of Wales and The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1981 and 1994 respectively but, since that time, the regiments have merged to form The Royal Welsh. Proceedings on Saturday morning will start at the Guildhall when Cllr Chris Holley, Swansea Council Leader, will reaffirm the city's links with The Royal Welsh. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Gareth Sullivan, will then inspect the Battalion at 11am on the rotunda outside the Guildhall's clock tower entrance before addressing the troops and inviting them to exercise their freedom march with bayonets fixed. The battalion will form up outside the Guildhall and will march along St Helen's Road, the Kingsway, Dilwyn Street, Oxford Street, Castle Street and Whitewalls before making their way back to the Guildhall along South Road. They will be accompanied by the Prince of Wales Division Band and the salute will be taken by Cllr Gareth Sullivan, the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Byron Lewis, the Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan, and Brigadier Iain Cholerton at about 12.15pm.

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