The Band of the Welsh Guards - 1st Battalion Welsh Guards Presentation of Leeks 2019

On St David's Day 2019, The Band of the Welsh Guards, members of No2 Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and the Welsh Guards Association marched through the streets of Brecon in Mid Wales.
The parade stepped off from the Cathedral and marched to the Bulwark, where the regiment were presented with Leeks to mark St Davids Day. From there the parade marched to The Theatr Brycheiniog.
The Band played:
The Welshman
The National Emblem
The Rising of the Lark - The Regimental Quick March of the Welsh Guards
The Rising of the Lark - General Salute
Men of Harlech
Sospan Fach
Deep and Wide - March of No2 Company welsh guards
Sons of the Brave
The band were under the direction of Bandmaster WO2 David Hatton, and were presented leeks by Major David Barringer MBE, their Director of Music, who conducted the band during the service in the Cathedral that happened just before the parade commenced.
The ceremony of the Presentation of Leeks is a traditional ceremony that takes place annually on St David's Day, the 1st March, by The battalions of the Welsh Guards and The Royal Welsh. During the ceremony, every officer, soldier, bandsmen and veteran on parade gets presented with a fabric Leek, the national symbol of Wales, which they wear under their second button, or on the centre of their forage cap. Before the parade, a service normally takes place.
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