The Royal Engineers Association (REA) say they were delighted to be in Gibraltar this weekend to celebrate their 250th Anniversary since raising the first permanent Artificer Company.

Celebrations began on Friday afternoon with water sports and a BBQ held at Gunwharf on Her Majesty’s Naval Base.

On Saturday afternoon, family and friends lined the streets of Gibraltar and cheered as the serving Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers Association, the Nottinghamshire Band of the Royal Engineers, members of the Band and Corps of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, the Gibraltar Band and Drums Association, paraded through Main Street, passing John Mackintosh Square, where they saluted His Worship The Mayor of Gibraltar Mr Christian Santos GMD, Governor of Gibraltar, His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE DL, the Chief Minister, The Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP and Commander British Forces, Commodore Steve Dainton.

They continued to the Sapper Statue at the end of Main Street.

The Royal Engineers Association were also celebrating 50 years since being granted the Freedom of Gibraltar. The Corps were the third freedom granted by the mayor on 6 March 1972.

Later that afternoon, The Nottinghamshire Band of the Royal Engineers, along with members of the Band of Corps of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment played two forty-five minute performances in Casemates Square.