National Street Parade and 1st National Liberation Festival
As of 1985 (the celebration of 40th anniversary of the liberations of the Netherlands) the "Stichting Bevrijding '45" has organized a Parade with Canadian Veterans and Veterans from other allied forces on the Loolaan and Kerklaan in Apeldoorn every fifth year.This year will mark the last Parade but will introduce the Liberation Festival in the Omnisportcentrum, an indoor Cycling- and Athletic Centre with 5000 seats, located beside the well known Amerikahal.
The Liberation Festival will be the kick off for a new event in which will focus on the younger generations. The event will serve to remind them that we have our freedom due to the brave Canadian and other allied soldiers who risked their lives for the Dutch people. The Stichting Bevrijding '45 intends to change from the Street Parade with Veterans to an exciting Liberation Festival, focused on the younger generations.As it is our expectation that this will be the last time Canadian and other Allied Veterans will be able to come to the Netherlands in large numbers, we aim to hand over the liberation torch to the youngsters. They will be also part of the audience in the Omnisportcentrum.
National Street Parade on the Loolaan on Sunday May 9th 2010
Start of the Parade will be at De Naald at 12.00 a.m. The finish of the Parade is expected to be at approximately 1.30 p.m. A large number of music bands both from abroad and from the Netherlands will accompany the Veterans during the Parade. The Veterans will be sitting in open military vehicles while they travel along the Loolaan and Kerklaan. These vehicles are provided by "Keep them Rolling" (KTR). At the 'Marktplein' the music bands will leave the Parade and the vehicles with the Veterans will continue on to the 'Omnisportcentrum'. At this sports centre they will be welcomed during the 1st Liberation Festival.
The following bands will take part in the parade:
1. The Band of the Royal Artillery with Drill team and Flag Party -- Canada
2. The Regimental Band of the Lincoln & Welland Regiment -- Canada
3. The Colchester Legion Pipes & Drums -- Canada
4. The 33rd Halifax Pipes & Drums -- Canada
5. The Peel Regional Police Precision Drill Team - Canada
6. OMS Band Foster Hanson -- Canada
7. The volunteer Band of Vancouver -- Canada
8. Ontario/Toronto Fire Service Pipes and Drums -- Canada
9. The Band of the Cadets 48th Highlanders of Canada - Canada
10. The Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland -- United Kingdom
11. The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Borderers -- United Kingdom
12. The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Air Force Waddington -- United Kingdom
13. The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Engineers -- United Kingdom
14. The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Artillery -- United Kingdom
15. The Pipes and Drums of the Southern Highlanders -- United Kingdom
16. Musique des equipages de la flotte Brest -- France
17. Trompetterkorps der Koninklijke Marechaussee -- Netherlands
18. The Pipes & Drums of the Royal British Legion, Amsterdam Branch -- Netherlands
19. The Royal Oman Army Pipes & Drums -- Oman
20. The Representative Orchestra of the Pomeranian District -- Poland
21. The Steel Band of the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force -- Trinidad & Tobago
22. The Pipes and Drums 48th Highlanders of Holland - Netherlands
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Colchester Pipes & Drums UK Meet Colchester Legion Canada In Hollandby royalpiper57515 views
48 th band of Holland should be wearing Royal Stewart Tartan,because that what pipes and drums of 48 th Highlanders wear.reason i know this because my whole family have been in the regiment 1891 ,regiment wears the Davidson Tartan
TheBagger57 1 year ago
i'm in this video i'm the cadet in the second rank second file holding a flag at 2:10
ExCoelis100 1 year ago