Business in Windsor - Battle of Britain service in Windsor

SERVICES TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Members and officers of the Royal Borough will be joining with representatives of the Royal Air Force Association on Sunday September 21 at services in both Windsor and Maidenhead to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Both services are at 11am.

The service in Windsor will be held in the parish church, High Street, attended by the Mayor, Cllr Dorothy Kemp. Afterwards she will join RAFA representatives in a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial, High Street. This will be followed by the sounding of the Last Post, the traditional two minutes’ silence and the playing of Reveille.

In Maidenhead the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Catherine Bursnall, will lead the civic party to the service in St Mary’s Church, High Street, after which there will be a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial outside the Town Hall. Former members of the Royal Air Force and members of the Air Training Corps with conclude the proceedings with a march past, with the salute taken by the Deputy Mayor outside the Town Hall.

To allow the ceremonies to take place in safety, brief road closures will be necessary in Windsor High Street and St Ives Road, Maidenhead.

In Windsor the closure will be from the junction of Sheet Street and Victoria Street to the junction of High Street and Thames Street on Sunday September 21 from 10.45am to 11am and then again between 11.45am and 12noon.

There will be no parking allowed in St Ives Road, Maidenhead from 6pm Saturday September 20 until 1pm Sunday September 21.

The closures will be short and the Royal Borough apologises for any inconvenience. Drivers affected are asked to be patient and the roads will re-open as soon as possible.