Dedicated Young Cadets to provide an evening of music and colour on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
Saturday 26th April 2014, Starts 7pm Ends 8pm. Free Entry
The Army Cadet Force Association (Scotland) will be holding a Beating Retreat at Edinburgh Castle, performed by musicians aged from 12-18 from the Army Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Corps and Air Training Corps. Members of the public along with Lord-Lieutenants, MSPs and other members of the community will watch the inspiring evening of military music on Edinburgh Castle Esplanade.
The event gives the public an opportunity to enjoy the dedication and skill of young people from cadet detachments within local communities all over Scotland.
The main part of the event will be the Beating the Retreat by the massed Pipes and Drums. This traditional military ceremony of Scottish music and pageantry has its origins in the early years of military campaigns when the beating of drums and the parading of Post Guards heralded the closing of camp gates and the lowering of flags at the end of the day. Today, it is a musical ceremony that is designed to entertain.
This free event will commence at 7pm and conclude at 8pm.
Submitted by John Menzies
