BARBERTON – The town’s streets were filled with the thrilling sounds of the pipes and drums of the SA Irish Regiment on Saturday August 31 as the annual Freedom of the Town Parade was celebrated.
In the morning they marched from the museum and along Crown Street to the cenotaph where they were joined by Regiment Botha, the Wits Rifles and the Transvaal Scottish Regiments. These regiments were all based in Barberton at various stages during World War II and granted Freedom of the Town many years ago.
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Barberton is the only town in the Lowveld where a Freedom of the Town Parade takes place, and it only occurs once a year. A military band of the SA Army led the spectacular parade. Local MOTHs also attended. The sounds sent shivers up the spines of the audience lining the town’s streets to give the bands a warm welcome.
A moving sunset parade was also held in the Garden of Remembrance in Henry Nettman Street. There was a short commemoration service, Last Post and a Drumhead Service.
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