title The GSB and Remembrance Day Parades, Eye and Botesdale, Suffolk - 14th November 2021 intro The Gislingham Silver Band is back on a marching parade for the first time in around two years when it plays at the Remembrance Parade in Botesdale, and Isobel's there with the camera to get a few photos during the actual parade too. Before that, in the morning, Harry's got a march of his own as he and his fellow Cubs and Scouts are marching in the parade through Eye. imgp0955 There's a group photo of the Cubs and Scouts imgp0957 Outside Eye Fire Station imgp0960 A young Army cadet imgp0965 The Eye Fire Service team pose for a photo imgp0970 The Scouts assemble on the road imgp0971 The parade is ready to leave imgp0974 The Mace Bearer heads to the parade imgp0978 The Mace Bearer is installed imgp0982 The parade marches off down Lambseth Street imgp0986 The parade reaches Broad Street imgp0988 The Salvation Army band plays imgp0991 Scouts and Cubs gather by the war memorial imgp0992 The mayor of Eye and an RAF dude imgp0993 The service commences imgp0994 A policeman lays a wreath imgp1000 Harry and his Cubs massive imgp1002 Andy gets a photo of the Cubs' flag bearer imgp1004 A girl shows off her toy rabbit to the mace bearer imgp1007 The mace bearer becomes a bit of a celebrity imgp1010 The Salvation Army Band continues playing imgp1014 The parade has dispersed imgp1015 Clive chats to a Hartismere teacher imgp1019 The Fabric Shop has a poppy theme going on imgp1020 Inside the renovated Town Hall imgp1024 A small dog looks up imgp1025 A Victorian engraving of the Town Hall imgp1026 The Town Hall's, er, hall imgp1027 A copy of the Charter of Eye, from 1119 imgp1028 The Oculum in Caelum sign is a bit rusty in places imgp1029 Brickwork graffiti imgp1030 Eye is now deserted imgp1032 Poppy wreaths at the foot of the memorial imgp1033 The WI sign, as presented to the old Borough of Eye imgp1034 Autumn leaves on Lambseth Street imgp1035 There's a lone piper by Botesdale war memorial imgp1037 The band gathers at the top of the hill imgp1042 The GSB in formation, more or less imgp1046 We wait for the off at the top of the hill imgp1049 The band sets off, for the first time in two years imgp1057 The parade winds its way through Botesdale imgp1062 We overshoot the end of the march a bit imgp1065 We play a couple of hymns for an outdoor service imgp1074 The vicar does a reading imgp1082 The band after the gig imgp1084 The wreaths of Botesdale imgp1086 Isobel heads over imgp1087 Nosher with cornet and band uniform on imgp1091 An old shop in need of repair imgp1092 The bass drummer heads off