AN HISTORIC homecoming parade for soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is taking place in Kenilworth today.
More than 160 troops of the Fusiliers will parade through Kenilworth, along Warwick Road towards the castle.
The troops will be forming in Warwick Road, near Clarendon Road, where 350 red, white and blue balloons will be released at 11.30am.
Traffic will be stopped as the soldiers march towards the inspection point outside the Holiday Inn, in Smalley Place, before the Fusiliers march down to the castle.
The parade follows the soldier’s demanding six-month tour of Afghanistan last year.
It is believed this will be the first time a regular regiment has entered the castle since the Civil War more than 350 years ago.
Cllr Richard Davies, the Mayor of Kenilworth, said: “I realise that so many people in my town know somebody serving, and so many share the concerns for these young soldiers, and feel happy to see their homecoming.”
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