Fight Goes On For Local Regiment

Wiltshire MPs will meet Major-General Robin Grist of the Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment on Saturday, to take forward the campaign to save the famous local Regiment. They have already forced a partial retreat by the Government who announced the end of the RGBW last December. Now, the Government want to amalgamate the RGBW with the Devon and Dorset Regiment. The MPs will take advice from the General on whether to fight on to save RGBW as a free-standing regiment or to insist on a Wiltshire Battalion within an amalgamated regiment.

Salisbury MP Robert Key said, "Loyalty to a local name and cap badge is a vital part of Britain's military strength and tradition. Salisbury proved its trust in the RGBW only last year by granting them the Freedom of the City. A Conservative Government will reverse the scrapping of four infantry regiments proposed by this Government."

The press and media are invited to come to the RGBW Regimental HQ in The Cathedral Close, Salisbury, at 1430 on Saturday 19th March 2005 to meet Major- General Robin Grist, Robert Key MP, Michael Ancram MP and Andrew Murrison MP.