29 June 2024
Keep up to date with the latest from the Armed Forces Day team.
Armed Forces personnel from all three services enjoyed a day at the races yesterday when they and their families were welcomed to the Berkshire racecourse for Royal Ascot’s very own Armed Forces Day. Royal Ascot offered discounted tickets to military personnel and volunteers from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force supported Ascot’s racecourse staff as stewards. Tens […]
Football legend and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has joined our campaign to #SaluteOurForces, signing a football to be won by one lucky “saluter”! https://vine.co/v/eih3IpFbZnz/embed On a recent visit to the Defence Military Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Gary took a moment to salute his support for our Servicemen and women and help us […]
Below are the Terms and Conditions for the Armed Forces Day Competition on Facebook. The promoter is: the Directorate for Defence Communications whose registered office is at Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB. Employees of the Directorate for Defence Communications, their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the […]
Check your mail on Saturday 27 June to see a special postmark in honour of the nation’s Armed Forces! Royal Mail, who reserve their postmarks for special occasions such as historical anniversaries, today announced their plans for a dedicated postmark for Armed Forces Day 2015. The mark will appear printed on millions of letters, parcels […]
His Royal Highness The Duke of York will be attending this year’s Armed Forces Day National Event in Guildford on Saturday 27 June, representing Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family. At the event The Duke will take the salute from a tri-service parade of Serving personnel, veterans and cadets as they march from […]
The Queen’s Birthday Parade, known as ‘Trooping the Colour’ which took place on Horse Guards on Saturday 13 June, was the end of an era for one Welsh Guardsman who has spent 13 years overseeing some of the British military’s biggest ceremonies. Garrison Sergeant Major William ‘Billy’ Mott – the Army’s senior Warrant Officer – retired […]
There’s just under two weeks to go until Armed Forces Day 2015 on Saturday 27 June! Armed Forces Day has been marked with events large and small throughout the UK since the first Armed Forces Day in 2009, and 2015 is no exception. To help communities host their own events the Ministry of Defence has this year awarded […]
Carol Vorderman has given a salute in thanks to the men and women of the Armed Forces as part of our #SaluteOurForces campaign. As the first female Honorary Ambassador for the Air Cadets she recently visited her local squadron at RAF Cranwell to help them support Armed Forces Day 2015. Carol said: “Armed Forces Day is […]
Travelling to the Armed Forces Day National Event will be made easier once again this year with National Express offering the general public a 50 per cent discount, on the cost of travel to Guildford on Saturday 27 June. Asside form the general public discount the coach company already supports the Armed Forces community in […]
Last week HMS Bulwark took part in its largest rescue operation to date when it rescued more than 1,000 migrants including at least 10 pregnant women. HMS Bulwark and three Royal Navy Merlin Helicopters have played a leading role in working with other European nations to rescue the thousands of migrants being trafficked across […]