Events

Armed Forces Week will start in Wolverhampton as they proudly raise the Armed Forces Day flag with a special ceremony from 11am at the flagpole in St Peter’s Square. Join the Mayor of Wolverhampton and representatives of the British Armed Forces, veterans, cadets and members of the public as we begin the week thanking military personnel for their service to our city and...

On Monday 24 June, Herefordshire Council will host a Flag Raising Ceremony in High Town at 11.00am to mark the start of Armed Forces Week. This will include speeches and performances by local schools.

11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade (Army West Midlands) are running an Armed Forces Covenant Training workshop for local authorities, in partnership with Forces Connect. The free training workshop will equip service providers to better understand the needs of the Armed Forces personnel, their families and veterans and enable the right support to be delivered from the right services.  It is essential guidance...

The Courtyard in Hereford are screening a special film in support of Armed Forces Week.  Titled 'All My Life’s Buried Here – The Story of George Butterworth' there will also be  a pre-film lecture by Professor Mark Webber (University of Birmingham) on current issues in NATO entitled “What’s wrong with NATO and how to fix it”. Lecture starts at 6.30pm. The film will...

West Midland RFCA's Employer Engagement team in conjunction with Black Country Chamber of Commerce are hosting a business breakfast at the Army Reserve Centre in West Bromwich on Reserves Day 2019. If you would like to register your interest please contact the Employer Engagement on wm-eeao1@rfca.mod.uk or 0121 274 2228.

The Courtyard in Hereford are screening 'They Shall Not Grow Old' in support of Armed Forces Week. There will be a pre-film lecture by Professor Gary Sheffield on ‘Warriors for the Working Day: British Army Officers in the Two World Wars’.  Lecture starts at 6:30pm. On the centenary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings...

Moorfield Hall in Birmingham will be holding an Armed Forces celebration day on Thursday 27th June. They will be bringing together the different generations from the local area with local school/nursery children, the over 50s wellbeing service and local residents from the community. Children will be dressing up and providing art work to display throughout the centre. A specialist with war memorabilia will be...

Weoley Castle in Birmingham will be holding a special Armed Forces Day celebration. There will be a forming up Parade consisting of Veterans, Reserve Units, Cadet Units and a Cadet County Band on Weoley Castle Square, where the Parade will march down to the Weoley Castle Pub. There will be speeches from the Lord Mayor and Local Priest and Local Councillor. As well...