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...

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.

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...

Nuneaton’s Armed Forces Day & Family Gala 2019 Event is hosted again by The Veterans Contact Point and follows the successful format used for several years but with a new venue nearer to the town centre. This year they are planning AFD 2019 to follow a “Party in the Park” theme with music provided by local bands, market stalls/traders, amusements & rides for...

Armed Forces Day will be celebrated in High Town, Hereford, from 10.00am. There will be displays and information from local charities of their work in support of the military, both serving and veterans. The day will culminate with The Rifles exercising their Freedom of Hereford.  Details TBC.