THEY are the household names that line all our high streets. However seven stores who like to paint a community-friendly image have refused to get behind our troops. Asked to put up a simple poster produced by the Daily Echo supporting The Tigers – Hampshire’s own Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment (PWRR) – seven refused, even though the brave boys and girls will be marching right past their doorsteps next week. Ex-servicemen have called it “nauseating”. Now they are demanding the shops change their stance. More than 160 soldiers from The Tigers will march through Winchester on Monday. Hundreds of people are expected to line the streets to celebrate the event, similar to when thousands lined the roads of Southampton and Romsey to welcome the soldiers back to their homeground in 2009. Twenty shops backed the poster campaign straight away with some, such as Jack Wills and the West Cornwall Pasty Company, even asking for extra copies. But , travel agent Kuoni, tea and coffee merchant Whittard of Chelsea, shoe shop Clarks, phone seller O2, bookmaker Coral and Cafe Nero all snubbed the campaign.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:34:01 +0000
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