Memorial service to take place tomorrow to mark 50th anniversary of Guildford pub bombings [Video]

A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held this weekend to mark the 50^th anniversary of the Guildford pub bombings.

The Holy Trinity Church in Guilford is hosting the service to remember the four soldiers and a civilian who were killed in the attack on 5 October, 1974 at the Horse and Groom pub.

The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were wrongly convicted of the attacks in one of the UK’s biggest miscarriages of justice.

An IRA cell later claimed responsibility.

One of the first investigations carried out by a new body tasked with probing outstanding cases from the Troubles will be into the 1974 Guildford pub bombings.

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information (ICRIR), which has been newly set up to investigate cases from the Troubles, will probe the atrocity at the Horse and Groom pub.

Another bomb detonated 30 minutes later at the Seven Stars pub in Guildford.

The service marking the bombing will begin at 11.30am tomorrow and will include …