The 1st Amesbury Girls’ Brigade participated in the Remembrance Sunday Parade before planting poppies near the cross at the invitation of the Amesbury Branch of the Royal British Legion.

Ahead of the Sunday, November 12 event, the brigade studied the history of remembrance and practised the marching drills used during the parade, which proceeded for approximately half a mile from Antrobus House to St Mary and St Melor Church.

Mayor of Amesbury, Councillor Monica Devendran, said: “The Amesbury Town Council are so proud of the 1st Amesbury Girls’ Brigade’s contribution to life in Amesbury over the last seven decades. The company is a well-known and respected component of the youth landscape in this town. It is fantastic to see them parading, every year, at the town’s Remembrance Parade, and for playing such a public part in paying their respects to the veterans of yesterday, the military of today, and to reflect on how our freedom was earned.”

Anthea Herrett, co-team leader of the 1st Amesbury Girls’ Brigade, said: “It is wonderful, every year, to be part of such a large public display of respect for our veterans and heroes of the past. We feel very honoured to follow in the footsteps of hundreds of Amesbury Girls’ Brigade members in representing our company, our Church, and our national Girls’ Brigade organisation.”