Events

Royal Marines Reserve Birmingham will be hosting a “Meet The Marines” day on the first Tuesday of every month. So come along and see the excellent facilities on offer to you as a potential Royal Marines Reservist. It is also a great way to meet serving reservists and also those who are currently undergoing training. If you are interested in joining the RMR...

Bravo 22 Company are hosting a new theatre project in conjunction with the Birmingham Hippodrome and The Drive Project. The project is open wounded injured or sick service personnel, veterans, Reservists and their families to take part from February - June. Starting with informal 'drop in sessions' to meet the team you will then take part in a number of rehearsals.  Following this...

Head along and show your support and honour our Armed Forces. A flag Flying ceremony will take place outside Kidderminster Town Hall on Monday 24th June from 10am. A small parade with standards and members of the Armed Forces will take place at 10.10am and they will gather for the ceremony at 10.15am outside Kidderminster Town Hall.

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...