Details of Shrewsbury town centre road closures for cavalry regiment's freedom parade on Saturday

Cassino Troop conducting low level training in Poland as part of NATO’s enhanced forward presence. Photo: Trooper Moore Royal Yeomanry

Road closures will be in place along Castle Gates from the railway station, Castle Street, St Mary’s Street, Dogpole, High Street and Princess Street to allow the parade to proceed safely. Diversion signs will be erected to assist drivers visiting Shrewsbury and the town council say there may be some"minor delays" to traffic that day.

“I hope that as many people as possible will come along and support our Armed Forces on Saturday. It will be a great spectacle with 145 personnel marching through the town behind a military band and a Jackal vehicle with bayonets fixed and standards flying.”Flags will be flying and bayonets fixed as the Army Reserve reconnaissance unit steps off from outside Shrewsbury Castle at 2pm.Lt Col Field said: “We are thrilled to receive the Freedom of Shrewsbury.

The deployment called ‘Operation Newcombe’ saw the soldiers working alongside its paired regiment, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, acting as the eyes and ears of the UN. In the UK, the regiment also played its part in the Army’s response to COVID – known as Operation Rescript.

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