Celebrating St. Georges Day in Harlow.

Follow this link:- http://www.harlow.gov.uk/pdf/freedom%20of%20entry%20parade.pdf

Freedom of Entry Parade, Harlow Town Centre
Saturday 25 April

Top of the list of the attractions will be the granting of the Freedom of Entry to the Town to the Essex Yeomanry. The Yeomanry has been associated with the area for over 220 years, when Harlow was an area populated with small villages and hamlets.

The Freedom of Entry grants the Yeomanry the honour and distinction of marching through the town and district of Harlow with swords drawn, bayonets fixed, band playing and regimental pennant flying. Although being granted the freedom does not carry any rights or responsibilities it is a rarely granted honour and the first such award by Harlow.

The ceremony and parade will take place in the town centre. The day will start with the Essex Yeomanry Band playing in the Water Gardens from 10.30am. The ceremony begins at 11.00am when the Yeomanry will form up outside the Civic Centre ready for inspection, the reading of the Freedom document and the salute, after which they will march off through the Water Gardens, down Broadwalk (where they will be joined by Landrovers) to West Square and return to a march-past and salute at the Civic Centre. Local Air and Sea Cadets will be assisting with marshalling the route and with selling souvenir programmes, the proceeds of which will go to Help for Heroes, the Army Benevolent Fund and Child Victims Of Crime.