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RAF Wittering unites with local community for remembrance

11 Nov 2024

 

THE PEOPLE OF STAMFORD, PETERBOROUGH, AND LEICESTER welcomed parades from Royal Air Force Wittering in Cambridgeshire as they marked Remembrance Sunday.

RAF Wittering personnel attend the Peterborough Remembrance Parade and Service.
RAF Wittering personnel attend the Peterborough Remembrance Parade and Service
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Lest We Forget Soldier silhouette at Leicester’s Remembrance Parade
Lest We Forget Soldier silhouette at Leicester’s Remembrance Parade
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Stamford residents took part in the Act of Remembrance, which was held at the War Memorial outside the historic Browne’s Hospital.

RAF Wittering personnel attend the Remembrance Parade and Service in Stamford
RAF Wittering personnel attend the Remembrance Parade and Service in Stamford
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RAF Wittering personnel attend the Remembrance Parade and Service in Stamford
RAF Wittering personnel attend the Remembrance Parade and Service in Stamford
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Station Commander Wing Commander Nikki Duncan laid a wreath at the memorial on behalf of RAF Wittering.

RAF Wittering’s Station Commander Wing Commander Nikki Duncan lays the wreath
RAF Wittering’s Station Commander Wing Commander Nikki Duncan lays the wreath
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In Peterborough, RAF Wittering’s nearest city, Wing Commander Christian Benson represented the Royal Air Force on Remembrance Sunday. The city’s residents lined Bridge Street to watch the parade and see the wreaths laid at the memorial.

Wing Commander Christian Benson represents the Royal Air Force at Peterborough’s Remembrance Service
Wing Commander Christian Benson represents the Royal Air Force at Peterborough’s Remembrance Service
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Sqn Ldr Alice Mayor represented RAF Wittering at the Remembrance Service and Parade in Leicester’s Victoria Park which was attended by hundreds of people from all faiths and backgrounds. Personnel, veterans, and cadets from all three Armed Services were in attendance for the event.

Squadron Leader Alice Mayor represents the Royal Air Force at Leicester’s Remembrance Service
Squadron Leader Alice Mayor represents the Royal Air Force at Leicester’s Remembrance Service
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In additional to the larger events, Station representatives were also present at Remembrance Services held in villages in and around RAF Wittering including Wittering, Easton-on-the-Hill, King’s Cliffe and Cottesmore.

RAF Wittering personnel attend the Peterborough Remembrance Parade and Service
RAF Wittering personnel attend the Peterborough Remembrance Parade and Service
Image By: Cpl Gregg

The Act of Remembrance not only honours those who have laid down their lives in the two World Wars, but also those who have died in other conflicts. It enables service personnel and civilians to pay their respects to veterans and keeps their service and sacrifice in the minds of younger generations.

RAF Wittering personnel parade through Leicester on Remembrance Sunday
RAF Wittering personnel parade through Leicester on Remembrance Sunday
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“The Royal Air Force and RAF Wittering have enjoyed a longstanding, close relationship with the local community. Our personnel are grateful for the unwavering support and loyalty received from the residents of Stamford, Peterborough, Leicester, and the surrounding region. Over the course of the weekend, we were warmly welcomed by people across the local area who clearly appreciate and wish to honour the ultimate sacrifices made not just by the Royal Air Force, but by personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces. Our sincere thanks to all those who joined to pay their respects.”

Wing Commander Duncan
Station Commander

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