RNAS Culdrose pulling out all the stops for parade through Helston

This year is the 75th anniversary of RNAS Culdrose and the station is preparing for a huge parade in Helston this week.

The event will be a bigger and better version of the annual Freedom of Helston Parade, featuring the HMS Seahawk Volunteer Band, Royal Navy officers and ratings, HMS Seahawk Field Gun Team, and a fire engine from the airfield. A Merlin helicopter returning from training is scheduled to fly over Coinagehall Street.

In total, 150 sailors are expected to march through the streets of Helston.

Residents are invited to watch the parade which will be held down Meneage Street and Coinagehall Street between 10am and 11am on Wednesday April 6th.

Organised jointly between the Royal Navy and Helston Town Council. Helston Mayor Tim Grattan-Kane praised the station for its service to the town.

He added:

"Helston is enriched by the presence of Culdrose, by the families in our schools, the members of the community who work on-site, and all the personnel who live in our community and contribute so much. It must be a positive indication that so many personnel remain in the Helston area upon retirement.

"We welcome the captain and personnel of HMS Seahawk exercising their freedom of the town and thank them for their service."

Meneage Street and Coinagehall Street will be subject to a road closure during the parade.

The public are asked to be vigilant in the run-up to the event and on the day, and report any suspicious activity to RNAS Culdrose, the police, or the security team who will be on hand throughout the parade.

RNAS Culdrose was first granted the Freedom of the Borough of Helston in 1958. It is the highest privilege a town can give to a military establishment.

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