A MAYOR sparked a row by asking soldiers to lay down their guns before marching in this Sunday’s Remembrance Day parade.
Chepstow town councillor Hilary Beach says the 1 Rifles Army regiment, based at nearby Beachley Barracks, should not carry their weapons during the ceremony because of the rising tide of gun crime across the country.
Veterans’ groups criticised her comments as “ridiculous” .
Ms Beach said the ceremony should be a time for peace and not conflict.
She said, “I would prefer there not be any guns at the Remembrance Day parade – it is a personal issue for me.
“I want to make it clear that I hold Remembrance Day as extremely important and it is vital that members of the Armed Forces are in attendance.
“However, I have always thought about Remembrance Day as a time for peace and to remember those who have lost their lives in combat.”
Ms Beach said her proposal was not supported by fellow members at a recent town council meeting but that she stood by her convictions.
Tom King, president of the Chepstow branch of the Royal British Legion, which is organising the town’s ceremony, said the mayor’s idea was political correctness gone mad.
“What she said is ridiculous. It is nonsense,” he said.
“The regiment is called the Rifles, and rifles are an important part of their uniform and their kit – they would feel naked without them.”
An Army spokesperson said, “Weapons are normally carried by Army personnel when on any kind of parade. Members of the 1 Rifles will be carrying weapons in the Chepstow Remembrance Day parade and this has been agreed by the event’s organisers.”
**Another worthless council gobshyte who should be thrown out of office and hang her head in shame. Councillor Hilary Beach should improve the planet by committing suicide forthwith.
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Another NuLiebour apparatchik!
Good Councillors,pass a vote of no confidence in her, let her resign and end her dabble in local politics for good!
She is an arse!
Local councilors and mayors should do what they do best: Fiddling their expenses, picking fault with their opposite members over petty points, organizing freebie trips to the US under the pretext of research and otherwise bleeding the taxpayers dry.
When they make comments like that about the armed forces it shows what utter contemptible cunts they are.
What the hell do they think that their freedoms were defended with, pea shooters and pillows?
Leo I think half the left would rather the Nazi's had won WW2.
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