Hinckley’s Salvation Army presented a tribute to commemorate event

IN a performance ahead of Remembrance Day Hinckley’s Salvation Army presented a musical tribute to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War.

The William Booth Memorial Halls Nottingham Band gave their renditions of popular songs which were performed by the male voice quartet and accompanied by female band members and their tambourines.

A special celebration was also given to Hinckley’s band percussionist, Jack Holt, who was rewarded for his lifelong dedication to the band after giving 70 years of service.

During the second half of the programme a vocal solo of ‘An Army Cup of Tea’ took place while the audience got involved in the chorus, followed by a video of one of Winston Churchill’s famous speeches.

The theme to the film ‘Battle of Britain’ was played by the band with a video showing the RAF in action and a poem from the First World War was recited over a video of a Flanders poppy field, which was accompanied by the band performing ‘In Quiet Pastures’.

The evening concluded with a congregational song of ‘Peace in our Time, O Lord’ as the Hinckley band joined Nottingham to play the march ‘Mighty to Save’.

A two minutes silence was held to pay respects to fallen soldiers while band members and guests recited the words ‘They shall not grow old’ after the last post and reveille were sounded.