Events

Palmer’s Cafe Armed Forces Outreach Event – Shropshire

Palmer's Cafe

Shropshire Council are running a series of Outreach events for military personnel, veterans and their families. The  relaxed and friendly sessions are supported by local charities including the Royal British Legion, SSAFA, Combat Stress, Walking with the Wounded, Veterans UK and Blind Veterans UK, as well as a number of local organisations and businesses. On the first and third Monday of each month these will be...

Women in Business event

Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce will be hosting one of their Women in Business events on 25th October, featuring a guest speaker from the Royal Navy. Timings TBC - more details can be found on their website here.

Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Awards

West Midland RFCA will be holding its Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Awards ceremony again at the National Memorial Arboretum. Attendance at the event will be by invitation only, but we do hold a a memorial service at the Armed Forces Memorial after our luncheon which anyone is welcome to join. We will confirm details of times closer to the event.

Palmer’s Cafe Armed Forces Outreach Event – Shropshire

Palmer's Cafe

Shropshire Council are running a series of Outreach events for military personnel, veterans and their families. The  relaxed and friendly sessions are supported by local charities including the Royal British Legion, SSAFA, Combat Stress, Walking with the Wounded, Veterans UK and Blind Veterans UK, as well as a number of local organisations and businesses. On the first and third Monday of each month these will be...

Birmingham Poppy Day

Birmingham city centre

Birmingham city centre will mark the launch of this year's Poppy Appeal with a special Poppy Day on the 5th November. Volunteers including members of the Royal British Legion, veterans, service personnel, businesses and members of the public will be out in and around the city centre to raise funds for towards the appeal. You can find out more about the day here.

Stoke City Football Club and Landau Ltd Business Networking Event

Stoke City Football Club are hosting a special event with Landau Ltd to raise awareness of the Armed Forces, provide guests with an insight into the Armed Forces Covenant and Employer Recognition Scheme and provide an ideal business networking opportunity. Members of our Employer Engagement team and representatives from the Armed Forces will be in attendance to meet with guests and provide information...

Shropshire Army Cadet Force Information Event – Oswestry

Festival Square, Oswestry

Shropshire Army Cadet Force are hosting a recruitment and information event for members of the public to find out more about joining the cadets. There's also the chance to find out more about volunteering opportunities on offer as an Adult Volunteer.  They will be supported by D Squadron of The Royal Yeomanry and the Army Careers Office who will be on hand to...

National Memorial Arboretum – Remembrance Sunday

National Memorial Arboretum Croxall Road, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent

The National Memorial Arboretum will be holding it's annual outdoor Remembrance Sunday Service at the base of the Armed Forces Memorial. More information about the event can be found here.

Remembrance Sunday Services

Various

There will be a number of Remembrance Services taking place across the region to mark Remembrance Sunday.  Services will be taking place in: Birmingham Coventry Dudley Shirley Solihull Stourbridge Walsall Wolverhampton You can find out more information about these events via each council's website.

Remembrance Sunday

At 11am the nation will commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women involved in the two World Wars and later conflicts, as well as those from other countries who have served and sacrificed their lives.