The annual Sounding of the Retreat Ceremony took place at the war memorial at the college of St Hild & St Bede on Saturday 26th April. The event was attended by the deputy mayor of Durham councillor Jan Blakey, representatives of the college and DLI veterans. The annual act of remembrance which commemorates the sacrifice made by ‘Bede Company’, the eighth battalion of the Durham Light Infantry during the second battle of Ypres at Gravenstafel Ridge and others during the remainder of the Great War.
After a short but moving service, the Band & Bugles of the Durham Army Cadet Force concluded the formal part of the event. The assembled then made their way to the college for a buffet or the TA centre for dinner.
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