Presentation marks 50th anniversary of the UDR forming

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has marked the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Ulster Defence Regiment with a special presentation.
By Community Reporter
Published 24th Nov 2020, 10:13 BST
Updated 24th Nov 2020, 14:32 BST
The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Alderman Mark Fielding and his wife Phyllis pictured at a presentation held in the Diamond, Coleraine to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the UDR Regiment along with Ian Davidson and Alan CampbellThe Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Alderman Mark Fielding and his wife Phyllis pictured at a presentation held in the Diamond, Coleraine to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the UDR Regiment along with Ian Davidson and Alan Campbell
The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Alderman Mark Fielding and his wife Phyllis pictured at a presentation held in the Diamond, Coleraine to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the UDR Regiment along with Ian Davidson and Alan Campbell

Alderman Mark Fielding met with members of the UDR Association’s Coleraine branch in the Diamond of the town for the socially distanced event.

The Mayor presented a framed Coat of Arms to the branch and received an engraved blackthorn stick and a copy of Dr Stephen Herron’s book ‘A Lifetime Looking Over Your Shoulder - The Experiences of the Ulster Defence Regiment’ to mark the occasion. The Mayor and his wife Phyllis carried out the presentations, held in the Diamond, Coleraine, along with Ian Davidson and Alan Campbell, Adrian Nicholl, Kenny Hutchinson, Danny Sheppard and Jack Reid during the event.

In 1992, the UDR was amalgamated with the Royal Irish Rangers to form the Royal Irish Regiment.

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