The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Community Ceilidh, May 2010

[Michael Patience]

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada invite you and your family to celebrate 100 years of history as Vancouver’s Infantry Regiment on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 2:00 pm at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, 2555 Wesbrook Mall at the UBC Campus with a free centenary parade, official presentation of new Colours, and band performances.

The centenary is a free, family friendly event with a regimental parade and Pipes and Drums band performances by The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Pipes and Drums and special guest performers from Holland, The Seaforth Highlanders of Holland, Memorial Pipes and Drums.

The ceremony will include an official presentation of new Colours to Vancouver’s Infantry Regiment by The Honourable Steven L. Point, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of B.C.

For more information please visit www.seaforth100.com or drop me a line! Please join us on Facebook, and don't forget we have a Flickr group as well.

Best wishes, and please help spread the word!

Michael

[BoldHighlander]

By way of reminder (thanks Thistledown!) the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada will be celebrating their centennial with the public, including the trooping of new colours!
The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 27th 2010.

I'm not sure that I will be able to make it, but here's some information for those who would like to:

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010

Time: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Gates open at 1:00 p.m.

Details: The celebrations will see:

Pipe band performances by special guests from the Netherlands.

The Seaforth Highlanders of Holland, Memorial Pipe and Drum and
The show stoppers from our May Ceilidh: The Band of the15th Field Regiment RCA
And our very own Seaforth Highlanders Pipe and Drum.
Official presentation of new colours and regimental parade. The colours are the ceremonial flags adorned with the battle honors of Seaforth Highlander of Canada members. Our colours haven’t been presented since 1962, so this is a historical moment for the regiment. And something that we’d like to share with you.

Location: UBC's new Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, 2555 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC

Cost: Free admission

Parking: Parkade parking is available directly across the street from the venue (Thunderbird Parkade) along with an additional lot directly behind (Lot B1). Or you can park in the parkade a few minutes walking distance north of the venue (Health Science Parkade) and street meter parking all around the venue is another option. Please visit the website for more parking and public transportation information:

http://www.thunderbirdarena.com/getting-here.php

Seaforth 100 - Seaforth Highlanders Centennial Celebrations