This Sunday sees Shrewsbury’s civic leaders marking the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
A special service will be held at St Chad’s Church at 10.00am followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in the Quarry, to commemorate the hundreds of lives lost during the battle.
The annual commemorative service marks the defence of the United Kingdom by Royal Air Force pilots and aircrew, and the loss of more than 500 lives, during the Battle of Britain in 1940, which has been recognised as the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces.
The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Phil Gillam, will lead the civic party and said he hoped as many people as possible will turn out to pay tribute to the those who served: “I am honoured to be taking part in this weekend’s commemorative events as I feel that we owe so much to our brave pilots and aircrew who fought to defend our country.
“I hope members of the public will turn out to pay tribute to the those who served, especially on this 79th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.”
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