Hundreds of people are expected to take to the streets of Mansfield at the weekend to show their support for fallen soldiers from the Mansfield area.
The march, which has been organised by the recently-formed Mansfield Strong organisation will set off from Titchfield Park at around 12 noon on Sunday 23rd June and will aim to raise funds for military charities.
The group was initially formed following the death of Lee Rigby in Woolwich last month, but has now been broadened out to raise awareness of deceased soldiers from the town - including Taran Cheeseman, who died from an aggressive form of cancer in 2009 after being taken ill while serving in Afghanistan.
Organiser Daniel Hall said: “With this event we really want to make people from the Mansfield area that there are soldiers from the town who have died in recent conflicts while serving for their country.”
From Titchfield Park, the procession will travel through the Market Square and onto the Civic Centre, where members of the Royal British Legion will play the last post and a special flower-laying ceremony will take place.
The march will raise funds for Help for Heroes, Scotty’s Little Soldiers, Combat Stress and SSAFA - which offers support to serving and former members of the Armed Forces and their families.
“We have had a lot of interest on out Facebook site and we are expecting between 2-300 people to attend,” Daniel said.
There will also be a family event at the Ladybrook pub on Ladybrook Lane.
To contact the group, call daniel on 07906560584, or through Facebook
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All scooterist are welcome to join in. They'll meet at the Sir John Cockle pub, Sutton Road at 11.30am then at 12pm will ride to detours sc. Then leave there at 12.30pm riding through town to the civic centre. Then line the road into the civic centre with their scooters as hundreds of walkers walk past to the cenotaph. 5mins silence will be held there. after (amendment to the poster) they'll ride to the lady brook hotel, Ladybrook Lane where there is food, drink, hog roast kids stuff, live music etc. all scooterists are welcome to join us at any of the meets.
All scooterist are welcome to join in. They'll meet at the Sir John Cockle pub, Sutton Road at 11.30am then at 12pm will ride to detours sc. Then leave there at 12.30pm riding through town to the civic centre. Then line the road into the civic centre with their scooters as hundreds of walkers walk past to the cenotaph. 5mins silence will be held there. after (amendment to the poster) they'll ride to the lady brook hotel, Ladybrook Lane where there is food, drink, hog roast kids stuff, live music etc. all scooterists are welcome to join us at any of the meets.