Events

Join the Worcestershire Lord Lieutenant at Gheluvelt Park for an outdoor service of remembrance, music, parade of standards and an Act of Commemoration. The final part of the ceremony will be to create a spectacle of ceramic poppies, purchased by people across the county after the Tower of London art installation in 2014, and brought to Ghleuvelt Park for this day. Everyone who...

North Warwickshire Borough Council is holding a World War I themed celebration event to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of the war. The event will take place at Mancetter Recreation Ground off Brook Walk on Sunday 23 September from 11:00 to 15:00. The family event is being organised by the Council in partnership with Veterans Contact Point and is supported by...

The British Motor Museum is hosting a special military show to explore military history through the decades. There will be a huge range of activities to enjoy including military vehicle displays, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities for children, live music and classic wartime hits, re-enactment history displays and a performance by the Warwickshire and West Midlands Army Cadet Force Corps of...

“Unspoken”, a production based on the real-life stories of the Bravo 22 Company, will be performed at Birmingham Hippodrome on the 8th and 9th October. The play, performed by ex-Service personnel, brings to light the lives interrupted and changed forever by war, in a heart-wrenching and hilarious story of love, loss, loneliness and hope. Alongside the performances, Bravo 22 Company is also running...

Professor Gary Sheffield will be introducing his lecture “How the Allies won the First World War in 1918” at an inspiring talk held at the Copthorne Barracks Army Reserve Centre. There will be drinks from 19:00 with the lecture starting at 19:30.  You can find out more about the event and how to book tickets here.

Join Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce and West Midland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for an insightful networking breakfast event in October. The event will host presentations from members of the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force to highlight the benefits and unique talents you can bring to your workplace by hiring veterans, Reservists and other members of the Armed Forces community.  You'll have a...

St James's Singers are presenting music and readings to commemorate the end of World War One on Sunday October 28th in the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick starting at 8.00pm. The concert is aiming to raise funds to support the Royal British Legion and the invaluable work they do.  The choir will perform a varied programme of music, supported by Fine Arts...

11th Signal  and West Midlands Brigade would like to invite you to join them at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum for a special coffee morning, to raise funds for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. You will get the chance to view the spectacular ‘Deborah II’, as featured on Channel 4’s documentary ‘Guy Martin’s WWI Tank’. Please join them from 10am - midday for...

This year will be the 5th Annual Birmingham Poppy Day and will see Service personnel from all three services collecting on the streets in Birmingham city centre, New Street train station and the Queens Elizabeth Hospital. There will also be military bands entertaining the crowds within the city centre. Visit the link below to find out more about what is happening and how...

This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War 1. To commemorate this the Shropshire ABF along with Old Market Hall Theatre Shrewsbury, and 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade, will be showing the moving film “ Journeys End " on Friday the 9th November. The tickets will be £25 each and are available now from the Old Market Hall...