18th March 2007

The Worshipful Mayor of The Borough of Melton,
Councillor Ron Marks

Invited The Sea Cadets and Standards of TS Tiger (Leicester)
and TS Venomous (Loughborough) along with Army & Air Force Cadets
to take part in a ceremony and parade at the granting the freedom of entry to the Borough of Melton
to
Her Majesty's Ship QUORN

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The Royal Marines Band of Plymouth marching on and standing ready

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Members of the ships company HMS Quorn looking rather cold in the biting wind and wintry conditions although it is worth remembering that they should be used to this as around this time last year HMS Quorn was in Norway and well inside the Arctic Circle!

A Detachment from HMS Quorn escort in the colour which is held wrapped and covered until permission is granted to display the colour

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The Cadets mustered before the arrival of the inspection party.

It was a very cold day

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The inspection party arrives, cadets from Loughborough and Leicester Units take part in the ceremony. On the extreme left of the picture you can see the Loughborough's Standard being paraded.

The Mayor of Melton
Cllr Ron Marks
and the Commanding Officer of HMS Quorn,
Lt Cdr Mark Taylor are received by
Lt (SCC) Derbyshire
CO of Leicester Unit.

The Mayor stops to chat to some of the Cadets,

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The Official Ceremony of granting of permission to march; drums beating,
bayonets fixed and displaying their colours. The Freedom of Entry to the Borough of Melton is granted to Her Majesty's Ship Quorn.

Led off by HM Royal Marines Band, The ships company of HMS Quorn exercises its right to march through Melton Mowbray with Colours flying, Drums beating, Swords drawn and Bayonets fixed.

This rather wonderful tigerskin worn by the Bass Drum of the Royal Marines Band