Belmore celebrates 170th anniversary

June 26, 2025 @ 7:45 amArts & Entertainment, Local News, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

One group of old friends decided to “dust off the mothballs” from their musical instruments and join the parade on the Peter Inglis float, serenading the hundreds of parade-goers. From left: Tyler Beckett on fiddle, Ben Blackwell on acoustic, Doug Inglis vocals (Peter Inglis’ brother) and Gary Ballagh on bass. Not shown in photo is Janice Ballagh, who was on piano. (Cory Bilyea photo)

BELMORE – Hundreds of people, some from as far away as Alberta, gathered in Belmore on the weekend of June 20-22 for the 2025 Homecoming celebrations, marking the community’s 170th anniversary.  The 2025 Belmore Homecoming Parade kicked off the highly-anticipated weekend gathering of friends and family in the small hamlet. Together We Thrive was the…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.