Navy crew cement 'freedom' town links

Tuesday 8th May 2012 11:00 pm

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Pictured are (front row) Lt Commander Simon Bailey Commander HMS Raleigh (holding bell); (second row) Royal Naval Association - Peter James, Rear Admiral (Retd) Mark Kerr, Charlie Hopkins RNA, Paul Ashton Mayor (holding Freedom of Town certificate), Valmai Ashton, Cllr Rosemary Evans and (third row) Dick Slaney, Cllr Mary Phillips, Alan Blair, Reverend David Thomas (Naval chaplain), Cllr Ieuan Williams, Commodore Wales and West of England Jamie Miller (holding sign) and Cllr Michael Gittins.

A ROYAL Navy crew has reaffirmed its strong affiliations with the town of Brecon.

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Back in 1993, the Freedom of the Town of Brecon was granted to her namesake HMS Brecon, a ship that was originally built in 1943 .

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